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cerulean

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


ADJECTIVE
sky-blue
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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But after Miranda’s legendary cerulean monologue, Andy realizes that fashion is more than just stick-thin models and clothes that cost more than your rent.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

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

Whether ultramarine, cerulean, Egyptian or cobalt, blue pigments have colored artworks for centuries.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

The smiling creatures, eyes glinting, float before a constellation of multicolored dots swimming in a sea of cerulean blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The sky’s gone blue: azure, the ocean bluer: cerulean, the trees are swirls of every hella freaking green on earth and bright thick eggy yellow is spilling over everything.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson