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Recent Examples of discolor
Rust inside water pipes and tanks makes the water discolored and unsafe to drink.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Fruits become rancid, misshapen, and discolored, and within a few years, the tree dies.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Much of the complex has discolored with time; birds nest behind the panels of its facade.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
Hypertrophic scars are raised, round, and discolored.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Fruits become rancid, misshapen, and discolored, and within a few years, the tree dies.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Much of the complex has discolored with time; birds nest behind the panels of its facade.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
Hypertrophic scars are raised, round, and discolored.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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In addition, a cover of Armstrong’s screenplay was dropped with the title smudged out by snow.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The mascara wraps each lash to lengthen, lift and define, with vegan beeswax to keep the look locked in without flaking or smudging all day long.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix a garbage disposal jumps to number one on your to do list—after all, garbage disposal problems can be inconvenient and dirty affairs, with odors wafting up and soiled liquid dripping from the drain pipe below.—
Steven John,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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His face is a death mask: gaunt and soiled, teeth pebbly, eyes dilated but piercing in their last hint of blued luminescence.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Boycotts can tarnish the reputation of a company, reveal broader consumer dissatisfaction and help galvanize a larger social movement.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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But instead of exploring these opportunities, the U.S. has imposed strict tariffs on allied countries like Canada and Australia, which hurts our prospects to build a secure mineral supply chain in partnership with allies, while tarnishing important relationships that have been built over decades.—
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The goal is for the top to become blackened while the center remains jiggly.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
13 Feb. 2025
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By the end of January, the Palisades and Eaton fires had collectively burned more than 37,000 acres of land, blackened more than 1,500 structures, and claimed 29 lives, according to the New York Times.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Carbs Before bed, the best carbohydrate options are complex carbs and whole foods, like a piece of whole-grain toast smeared with avocado or a banana with almond butter.—
Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Soap removes sticky spills, smeared food or mud; bleach might take out the stains left once the crud is gone.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The dresser is GreenGuard approved, meaning it’s been screened for more than 10,000 chemicals known to pollute indoor air.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Since fast fashion exists to keep up with rapidly changing trends, a striking 85% of clothes end up in landfills every year, polluting the environment.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Grease dirtied the handles of the ovens, the microwave ovens and the coolers.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Basically, color bleeding is when the dye of clothes seeps into the water during a wash cycles and stains other clothes in the load.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Headless mannequins wearing the shirts of Marlon, William and Matheus Pereira — stained in red to resemble blood — were hung days after Cruzeiro’s penalty defeat to America MG in the Campeonato Mineiro semi-finals.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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