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bluish

[bloo-ish] / ˈblu ɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
sky-blue
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"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

According to his 2006 memoir, “Against All Odds,” he struggled for breath after birth and turned bluish purple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

As you near the pools, you’ll pick up the scent of sulfur and notice the water turning a strange bluish hue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026

It's also a blue moon, but those hoping to see a bluish shade to the satellite are out of luck.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2024

The view was lovely—the rolling swell of the Cohutta Mountains, brushed with a bluish haze the color of cigarette smoke, running away to a far-off horizon.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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