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dyed

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verb

past tense of dye

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dyed
Adjective
However, buying organic bassinet sheets often gives you the peace of mind knowing they are unbleached, non-dyed and chemical-free. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Alix Earle Alix Earle made a surprise cameo on Sunday, dancing alongside Cardi B and Jessica Alba with a soft, skin-first makeup aesthetic and freshly dyed hair by Jacob Schwartz. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026 With three horizontal stripes dyed into her hair, each layer represents a year of the new life Liu is finally happy to put on display. Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 As a general rule of thumb, avoid any lubes that are flavored or dyed. Rachel Murray, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026 Plenty of current players, dressed in black and Carroll green with fading bleach blonde hair dyed during their recent playoff run, were also in attendance. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026 As is tradition on the third day of the Sydney Test, also known as the Pink Test, people wore pink shirts, dresses, hats, suits or even dyed their hair to show support for the McGrath Foundation. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 Algae yarn, dyed with butterfly pea flower and red cabbage, is knitted despite its fragility. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025 Each piece was dyed by hand, one by one, in a labor-intensive process that the artist describes as tactile and slow. Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 On the outside, Scott used rustic leather that was then dyed. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyed
Adjective
  • The guest-only Chapel Club has a more plush, salon-like feel and there’s more than a hint of naughtiness with stained glass windows casting color onto the sensual artworks.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
  • How To Remove Types Of Mattress Stains Step-By-Step Vacuum the mattress and stained area.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In solidarity, Celta’s players and fans painted their nails en masse for a subsequent clash with Rayo Vallecano.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Her nails, too, were on-theme, filed into a square shape and painted with a true, glossy onyx black shade.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Dozens of marked and unmarked vehicles just drove off the scene of the shooting.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Regardless, in what appears to be a marked act of aggression, the masked federal agent proceeds to curse at the driver and order her out of her car.
    Michael Mcauliffe, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The mood is ominous, colored by a gravelly synthesizer drone.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2026
  • As for his new work, Ross finished drawing his last page of Dimensions over a week ago, and the book is currently being colored.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • There is no boil water advisory, but residents may notice discolored water.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Go through your container collection one evening or weekend and toss mismatched, cracked, and discolored containers in the trash.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • There were juicy skinless sausages that burst with flavor every bite, a goat soup burning with hot pepper and vinegar, rice dishes in so many forms — long grain and short, teeming with plump raisins or pigeon peas, tinted with spices or citrus.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Most gold and platinum records are actually vinyl records that have been plated with metal and tinted.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Eleven Madison Park alum chef Brian Lockwood serves up dishes like caviar-flecked cauliflower chawanmushi and an umami bomb of a Jonah crab salad infused with horseradish, miso, and melon.
    Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
  • With the band’s name made, its next two studio albums solidified its status as Latin-flecked neo-country influencers.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Grating anything is usually a knuckle-threatening chore—but this stippled ceramic dish from Japan makes it into its own soothing ritual, turning a brown stem into liquidish gold with a few easy rubs.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The page squinted up at the nightingale, her dull feathers and stippled breast.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025

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“Dyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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