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azure

[azh-er] / ˈæʒ ər /
ADJECTIVE
purplish blue
Synonyms


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The mottled brownish-red of the Heath tiles is a huge part of that environmental dialogue, and on a recent sun-soaked Friday they shone with a radiant luster under an azure sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

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

He and his team found that both worlds are in fact a similar shade of greenish blue, despite the commonly-held belief that Neptune is a deep azure and Uranus has a pale cyan appearance.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

The silk pavilions of famous people, pitched on every side, were azure and green and saffron and chequered.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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