shades
Britishplural noun
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gathering darkness at nightfall
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a slang word for sunglasses
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(often capital) a literary term for Hades
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(foll by of) undertones or suggestions
shades of my father!
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In Indonesia's Palangkaraya -- part of the epicentre of the fires where thick haze turned the skies into apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange -- residents said they were suffering from its effects on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
It can appear in various shades - from orange to cream - and has now spread to several seaside locations across the UK.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Elsewhere across Italy, different shades of green and brown reveal variations in vegetation, farming activity, and land cover.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Playing versions of the Chaplins, the Holbrooke sisters share shades of classic Herzog characters while being quite unlike any of the eccentrics he’s brought to life before.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
It was beautiful, though, extraordinarily so; the trees were a thousand shades of brown and jade and silver-gray.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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