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azure

[azh-er] / ˈæʒ ər /
ADJECTIVE
purplish blue
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Protesters gathered on a sandy beach facing azure waters, some waving red Albanian flags, others carrying inflatable flamingos -- the movement’s symbol -- while chanting "cancel the project!"

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“I want my money, and I want to go home,” says Markuse Michel, 64, who remembers swimming in azure waters and kicking a soccer ball around with his friends on Peros Banhos atoll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

It’s made of blue, I don’t know what it is, azure of some kind, and gold, and that’s going to be the face of the watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

All around the island the ocean was a deep azure blue, and the colors here were so bright and crisp that Kaede had to squint.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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