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orange

[awr-inj, or-] / ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr- /
ADJECTIVE
shaded with a combination of red and yellow
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NOUN
combination of red and yellow
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Almost 250 people died, while vineyards, orange groves and plots used to grow Albufera rice, an essential paella ingredient, were decimated.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The late 1700s were a heyday of botanical exploration, and orange trees from China were exported en masse across Europe to families who wanted to show off their newfound wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hopkins wore this orange prison uniform, straitjacket and muzzle when Lecter is transported under heavy security, strapped upright to a hand truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

If you catch the Moon as it rises it may appear yellow, orange or even reddish.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

She’s wearing a neonpink bathing suit with orange shorts, and she’s Hula-Hooping.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

"It's unbearable. We can't open the windows, even the oranges in the garden and the laundry hanging out to dry are covered in black dust."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Gone are the vivid blues and warm oranges and greens, crackling against film grain, that did so much heavy lifting for the first film’s leaden plot.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

At the Farmers Market, breakfast is maybe three oranges, two apples, a basket of strawberries, half a melon and two peaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Rahele Jomepour Bell’s deft use of acrylic paint and soft pastels evokes a world of hazy tranquility, a palette of greens, golds and oranges imbuing each page with a palpable warmth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

She found wild loquats and waterberries, monkey oranges, and marula.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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