as in tanned
having a skin color darkened by the sun
It was easy to tell who among the beachgoers worked outside, as their bodies were brown from the sun.
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Recent Examples of brown
When an ugly yellow or brown patch appears on your lawn, then another, and then another, there's good reason to suspect that a fungus is spreading across your lawn.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
The chocolate brown color can easily be worn from day to night, while the gold, white, and red shades are smart choices for brunch dates.
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Bodycam footage shows two officers approaching Mangione, who was sitting in a corner of the restaurant with a plastic bag and brown paper bag on the table in front of him.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Bruna's books, which feature Miffy and friends like bear Barbara and brown rabbit Melanie, have sold more than 85 million copies over the years, according to a Starbucks news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
The chocolate brown color can easily be worn from day to night, while the gold, white, and red shades are smart choices for brunch dates.
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Bodycam footage shows two officers approaching Mangione, who was sitting in a corner of the restaurant with a plastic bag and brown paper bag on the table in front of him.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Bruna's books, which feature Miffy and friends like bear Barbara and brown rabbit Melanie, have sold more than 85 million copies over the years, according to a Starbucks news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brown
tanned
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The biggest is Theroux’s overly tanned and idiotic tech billionaire Benji Barnes, who is dating Emily (Emily Blunt) after recently divorcing his cool wife Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu) and leaving her with billions.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The ex-spies blended in nicely among the engineers, techies, and tanned retirees from law enforcement and government-adjacent jobs.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Brown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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