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Recent Examples of discolor
His left eye, discolored almost to a shade of purple, was practically triple the size of his right eye.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Nail psoriasis and onychomycosis (nail fungus) are both conditions that can discolor, thicken, or separate your nails.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 18 May 2025
Water can discolor leather and, ironically, also dry it out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Eczema is a skin condition that causes dry, itchy, and sometimes discolored or bumpy skin.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 8 May 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Nail psoriasis and onychomycosis (nail fungus) are both conditions that can discolor, thicken, or separate your nails.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 18 May 2025
Water can discolor leather and, ironically, also dry it out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Eczema is a skin condition that causes dry, itchy, and sometimes discolored or bumpy skin.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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Black liner was smudged along the shape of her eyes and popped in the inner corners.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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They can get warped by humidity, smudged with sunscreen, or crumpled in the bottom of a tote.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
28 May 2025
Verb
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In addition to the lack of air conditioning, authorities said Ward didn’t clean Douglas’s room or bed and left him soiled.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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George Kaplan, who was an executive assistant to Mr. Combs about a decade ago, testified on Wednesday about his typical duties, such as carrying Mr. Combs’s bags and running errands, as well as purchasing drugs for him twice and cleaning up hotel rooms soiled with baby oil after Mr. Combs’s stay.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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That image, and Hawley’s subsequent refusal to certify the results of the Electoral College, would permanently tarnish his reputation, many observers thought at the time.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 May 2025
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Hopefully, Doomsday improves on Thor’s legacy, which was tarnished by the largely disliked Thor: Love and Thunder.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Four months later, the hills around his home are still blackened and toxic.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Some of the jewel beetle wings had their original green-yellow-red hues while others had blackened.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Like Mamdani and other politicians that have held a steady opposition to Cuomo, Lander has spent plenty of time smearing the former governor.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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As if this dramatic moment was not enough, ACT-UP member Mark Chaney took it upon himself to splash and smear several vials of a red liquid onto the door of the City Council chambers.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
Verb
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These efforts play a valuable role in addressing the plastic already polluting our oceans.—
Rob Kaplan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Runoff from roads, factories, and dumping grounds can also pollute water sources used for crops.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Verb
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And for nights when you can't be bothered to dirty a million dishes just to get dinner on the table, there's an air fryer from Ninja.—
Sarah Felbin,
SELF,
23 May 2025
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Crème Brûlée Steve Granitz Crème brûlée is like butter blonde, but dirtied up a bit for a browned, warm tint.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Outside, people were returning from the aid hub, mostly empty-handed, while empty flour bags stained with blood lay on the ground.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The doors to several apartments on the first floor remained stained with the victims’ bloody handprints Saturday.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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