grays

verb

variants also greys
present tense third-person singular of gray
as in flowers

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grays
  1. flowers
  2. gets on
  3. evolves
  4. advances
  5. blooms
  6. ages
  7. gets along
Verb
  • This plant flowers year-round and, like all abutilon cultivars, is not water needy.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of flowers
Verb
  • Rather than accept his acclaim, a boozy Lee gets on stage and immediately tears into the crowd for being sellouts.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Tech Deals Our tech picks are as practical and aesthetic as the category gets on Amazon.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of gets on
Verb
  • In this case, that view is westward, into the Valley, or eastward, farther into California, and then into the rest of the country, as the road evolves into Route 66.
    — Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The wave function evolves over time in a way that’s dictated by Schrödinger’s equation, named for Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of evolves
Verb
  • Under a unified architecture, SpaceX could expand artificial intelligence, satellite, and data center operations, while Tesla advances autonomous robotaxis and humanoid robotics initiatives.
    — , CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Tesla and SpaceX CEO predicts that advances in robotics and space exploration could eventually make conventional money irrelevant.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of advances
Verb
  • Beyond it, the terrace blooms with 12 trees, aromatic roses, and clematis.
    — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Under Story is about the devastation of a life that breaks down and the miracle of the life that blooms from those ashes.
    — Chloe Benjamain, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of blooms
Verb
  • Americans ages 35 to 44 average about four hours and 15 minutes of leisure a day, the lowest of the age groups cited in the report.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Students ages 12 to 15 are invited to sign up to volunteer at the gardens and earn service hours.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ages
Verb
  • Her family describes her as incredibly funny and someone who gets along with just about everybody.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Her incompatibility is expertly and efficiently illustrated in an immediate fallout with Gordon’s brash but lovable brother, Heavy (Justin Rosniak), who Ash gets along with swimmingly.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of gets along
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

grayness
grays
graze
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Grays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grays. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of grotesque

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'

'Za' and 9 Other Words to Help You Win at SCRABBLE
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
different halloween monsters in silhouette
A Monstrous Vocab Quiz Words That Go Bump in the Night
See All