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teal
UK /tiːl/ US /til/
noun 5name 3adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
brown, many, new
VERB + TEAL
campaign, described, love, suit, targeting, tricks
TEAL + NOUN
benchers, gemstone, independents, strategy
PREP.
with, with
Definitions
noun
1
Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
2
A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
3
A teal independent.
In a bid to defend their inner-city seats, the Liberal Party has moved towards the environmental and progressive left in what can be described as a “teal strategy” that blurs the lines between the Liberals and the Greens.
Concerns of a targeted dirty tricks campaign targeting “teal” independents has prompted the Australian Electoral Commission to bring in its electoral integrity assurance taskforce as pre-polling opens.
adj
1
Having a bluish-green colour.
name
1
Initialism of Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner to Air New Zealand.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of a bluish shade of green
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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In a bid to defend their inner-city seats, the Liberal Party has moved towards the environmental and progressive left in what can be described as a “teal strategy” that blurs the lines between the Lib
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Concerns of a targeted dirty tricks campaign targeting “teal” independents has prompted the Australian Electoral Commission to bring in its electoral integrity assurance taskforce as pre-polling opens
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Ms Haines is a strong proponent of this, and many of the teal cross benchers support her approach to appointing a whistleblower protection commissioner.
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"Is this green?" "It's more of a teal."
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I'm in love with that teal gemstone.
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His garish new suit was teal.
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