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cerulean

[suh-roo-lee-uhn] / səˈru li ən /
ADJECTIVE
azure
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
sky-blue
Synonyms


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"He's tiny! It's blue!" one excited scientist was recorded as saying when she first caught sight of the cerulean cephalopod on footage transmitted from the sub.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

Old Navy’s is somewhat tasteful and tongue-in-cheek, offering a cable-knit cerulean sweater with a charming red high-heel logo, tote bags and tops with a few of the movie’s key phrases printed on them.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2026

Miranda Priestly, along with her anti-bacterial wipes and excellent taste in cerulean sweaters, will once again be portrayed by Hollywood royalty Meryl Streep.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2025

DB, a slacker pool cleaner with eyes the same cerulean shade as the chlorinated body of water he tends to with an almost religious ecstasy.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2024

Dad had painted it a blue he called cerulean, and I thought that name was so pretty that I named the first doll to live in the house Sarah Cerulean.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth




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