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Recent Examples of discolor
Though wedding announcements of the time refer to the dresses as white, many of them are now more of a champagne color because the natural fabrics have discolored with time.
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Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
Do be aware, however, the white outsoles may discolor on orange clay over time.
—Molly Harris, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
Check the yolk color: If the egg yolk or egg white is discolored, then it should be thrown out.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Health officials urged people to keep children and pets from water that’s bright green, blue, discolored or scummy.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
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Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
Do be aware, however, the white outsoles may discolor on orange clay over time.
—Molly Harris, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
Check the yolk color: If the egg yolk or egg white is discolored, then it should be thrown out.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Health officials urged people to keep children and pets from water that’s bright green, blue, discolored or scummy.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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One was naked, with broad horizontal strokes of white ash smudged across his forehead and a large enamel pin in his topknot.—
Amie Barrodale,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Melting makeup, smudged mascara, vanishing concealer—summer isn’t exactly easy on your routine.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Forget that your Gucci purse will never again suffer smudges from hands soiled by oil or gasoline.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Lack Of Cleanliness Carpet beetles prefer to feed on dirty materials, and especially enjoy fabrics that are soiled with food, sweat, or body oils.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
Verb
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An article in The Wall Street Journal suggests that the computer science degree, once viewed as a golden ticket, is now tarnished a bit by the more than 100,000 tech layoffs in the past six months.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Sharapova returned to tennis in 2016, her reputation slightly tarnished but her celebrity still in tact.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Leaves and buds that are bitten by frost will blacken and shrivel, sometimes all over the plant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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Let skins blister and blacken, while turning peppers with tongs, until they’re evenly blackened, about 5 minutes.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
Verb
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The response of the Zelensky Administration to smear anti-corruption probes as Russian propaganda is misguided and self-defeating, as many within Ukraine point out.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
24 July 2025
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My hands smeared in gore, eyes alight with frenzied ecstasy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
Verb
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If contaminated floodwater is swallowed, or pollutes drinking water, this can lead to gastrointestinal illnesses such as stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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For decades, biologists have studied how cities affect wildlife by altering food supplies, fragmenting habitats and polluting the environment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
Verb
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As more success suddenly comes his way, McKinstry has remained the same, friendly and chuckling at his locker, dirtying his jersey and pestering opponents on the field.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Some were prosthetic buttocks, but others were people’s own buttocks, but in various states, like dirtied down and with partial covering.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Verb
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However, the damage was done, thanks to the anchoring bias where the news broke, it was already stained in people’s memory.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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It was stained in several places, disintegrating around the edges, and already yellowing due to years of exposure to air and sunlight and, quite possibly, pipe tobacco.—
Darcy Ballantyne
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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