blue-green
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue-green
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Its first-generation iMacs, released in 1998, offered transparent shells in candy-like blue, green and more -- combining a pop of visual interest with a glimpse at the high tech workings within.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Surrounding the area are shanties painted in bright hues - red, blue, green and yellow - which sit one on top of the other like puzzle blocks in a lopsided Tetris game.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
You have to have red, orange, blue, green — stacking colors on top of colors.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
The bags are available for $2.99 each and come in the same four colors: red, blue, green and yellow.
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024
This pain is different, less like a stab and more like a crackle, crackling in my brain, spotting my vision with different colors, blue, green, red.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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