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cerulean

[suh-roo-lee-uhn] / səˈru li ən /
ADJECTIVE
azure
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
sky-blue
Synonyms


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"He's tiny! It's blue!" one excited scientist was recorded as saying when she first caught sight of the cerulean cephalopod on footage transmitted from the sub.

From Barron's May 25, 2026

From there, the movie was immortalized in the meme canon with Andy’s Chanel boots and Miranda’s famous cerulean monologue.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2026

Miranda Priestly, along with her anti-bacterial wipes and excellent taste in cerulean sweaters, will once again be portrayed by Hollywood royalty Meryl Streep.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2025

On the right side wall, an image of twin rebar pillars jutting up toward a brilliant cerulean sky is interrupted by the trace of hardly discernible letters and numbers.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2025

One was young, tall, and muscled and wore the bright blue kaftan of a Yaba warrior; the other was significantly older and wore a cerulean robe.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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