- present participle of gray.
graying
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Ravens optimists can daydream about a miracle recovery from thumb surgery, or a graying Flacco lurching around the pocket like a rusty Ford F-100, but hope is draining away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Clad in prosthetics with a head full of graying hair, Cruise is far from his usual stunts-heavy, bravado-filled roles, which could make his typical audience less likely to come out to theaters, analysts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
They are graying and a bit world-weary now as they file into a courtroom in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
More recent new construction hasn’t replaced America’s graying housing stock, meaning the age of the median home is a record 44 years, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
I notice that he’s still in his pajamas, his graying hair jutting out in every direction, a lumpy pillow propped up behind him.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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