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as in brightened
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as in shoved
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matted
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But even during the dreariest days of March, our beauty and wellness rituals brightened up our routines.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The victory brightened Mathews’ mood.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Adam Fox and Vladislav Gavrikov immediately shoved Cotter against the glass.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of six inconceivably traumatic days, Caldwell and three friends were forcibly marched and starved, shoved under boulders to evade detection, and made to watch their kidnappers execute members of the rival Kyrgyz Army at point-blank range.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those manageable payments will linger well after the glow of your trip has dimmed.—
byDavid Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Theater lights should be dimmed in his honor.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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West also squashed any social media speculation that AI would be used on certain tracks.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2026
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Grasses went the opposite way, swelling the endosperm to such an extreme that the embryo looks like an afterthought, a bundle squashed into one end of the seed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Your family will never know that this casserole is lightened-up for a healthier spin on the classic dinner dish.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Before the show, her hair was lightened to a sparkling blonde by Jacob Schwartz using Schwarzkopf Professional.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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With such a sheer volume of work coming out, the anime market can get crowded, and its easy for these works to bleed together into a vague blob of gag comedies, action-adventure shows, and sickly-sweet romances.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Thirteen candidates crowded into this overwhelmingly blue district’s primary.—
David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some vignettes had the grainy shading of excessive toner powder, while others were bleached out.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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The feat, coupled with her easygoing personality and signature bleached halo hair, launched her to global fame.—
Zara Irshad,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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A student behind me in line blanched with fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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It may be served raw, lightly blanched, or cooked briefly in soups and stews.—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Matted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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