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azure

[azh-er] / ˈæʒ ər /
ADJECTIVE
purplish blue
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Just a two-hour drive south of Sydney, Gerringong is much like many other photogenic hamlets along Australia's east coast, with multi-million-dollar properties set against stunning views of the azure blue sea.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

An azure booth is flanked by an abstracted mermaid sculpture, and elsewhere howling wolves are engraved into the bar tops.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

Joseph’s family held a small service for him in a church overlooking the Caribbean’s azure waters.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

Mauve mountain peaks jut into the azure sky at the horizon.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2024

And, at the far end of the shed, Billy saw pink arches with azure draperies hanging between them, and an enormous clock, and two golden thrones, and a bucket and a mop.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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