bronzed; bronzing
: to give the appearance of bronze to
a bronzed sculpture
also
: tan sense 1
bronzer
noun
often attributive
1
a
: an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
b
: any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin
2
: a sculpture or artifact of bronze
3
: a moderate yellowish brown
4
: a bronze medal awarded as the third prize in a competition
Examples of bronze in a Sentence
Noun
a statue cast in bronze
a bronze of the president
She won a bronze in skiing.
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Alex Apatoff, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
So the bronzing process is even more harder on mine.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Cnn, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Women's History Month comes just over half a year since the Paris Olympics, where Ledecky took home two gold medals (for women's 1500m freestyle and women's 800m freestyle), one silver (women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay) and one bronze (women's 400m freestyle).
—Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
And these stars went the extra mile to show off the results of all that toning, scrubbing, moisturizing and bronzing, picking red carpet looks that showed a hint (or more!) of skin.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
So the bronzing process is even more harder on mine.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Zion National Park in Utah and Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona continue their tight competition for the silver and bronze.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Women's History Month comes just over half a year since the Paris Olympics, where Ledecky took home two gold medals (for women's 1500m freestyle and women's 800m freestyle), one silver (women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay) and one bronze (women's 400m freestyle).
—Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Bronze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronze. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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bronze
2 of 2 noun1
: an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements (as zinc)
2
: something (as a medal or a statue) made of bronze
3
: a yellowish brown color
4
: a bronze medal awarded as the third prize in a competition
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