as in sallow
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Recent Examples of waxen
Instead, the moss’s telltale sign of woe is its glum, grayish hue, a waxen appearance that comes from ferns and algae that have crept over it.
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Sabrina Imbler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
Sabrina Imbler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waxen
Adjective
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During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.—
Aimee Ortiz,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.—
Anne Higonnet,
Vogue,
17 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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Raw images also skip noise reduction; Lightroom's default noise reduction does a very good job cutting away color noise but leaves some grain (luminance noise) to avoid a waxy look.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025
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Tips for Making Potato Salad à la Julia Child When making this homemade potato salad recipe, keep these pointers and customization options in mind: Stick with a fairly waxy potato.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Folk-rock and psychedelia would make Peter, Paul and Mary sound pallid and precious, although nostalgia sustained them through a later reunion career.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The company, which relies heavily on sales in mainland China where Arc’teryx and Salomon are especially popular, suffered from fears of weak consumer demand given the pallid state of the Chinese economy.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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His skin, particularly his face, had an ashen appearance.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Jan. 2025
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Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This at a time when a sluggish box office and a lack of employment in onscreen entertainment has already given the business a sickly Nosferatu-like pallor.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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Soderbergh nods to the #MeToo movement — Sawyer just wants to be believed, but no one will listen to her — while underlining the claustrophobic dread by shooting on an iPhone 7 Plus, which gives the images a sickly distortion.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Start with Massimo Dutti’s maroon, light blue, and pale yellow striped polo, then, layer it atop Gucci’s khaki cargo skirt and Adidas SL 72 sneakers to match.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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The comedian and actress wore a pale pink caped dress cinched with a gold belt by Sachin & Babi. 07 of 12 Molly Sims Molly Sims attended the Kinda Pregnant premiere in a black Marchesa midi dress with a plunging off-the-shoulder neckline.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, the kid isn’t dead either, as his flailing pale self that looks on the verge of the cadaverous pops out of the trunk Jack shoves him in.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2024
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Moreover, keeping the cadaverous Biden in the White House is a daily reminder to the American people of the feebleness and anemia of the Democratic Party, which taints Harris by association.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2024
Adjective
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Forget the aesthetic considerations of ashy knuckles; dry, cracked skin can become itchy and unbearable, affecting your epidermis’ ability to be the body’s first barrier against the environment.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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In exclusive photos, the actor rocks a scruffy ashy blonde mustache, a gray beard and overgrown sideburns, which is a far departure from his usually style.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Waxen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxen. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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