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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean
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as in to stain
to give color or a different color to
I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
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as in makeup
preparations intended to beautify the face
after the play was over, the actress emerged to greet her fans with paint still on her face
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Recent Examples of paint
Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Volunteers will be painting, spreading mulch, beautifying the park’s tributes to San Jose’s sister cities and working on two community art projects.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Completed in February 2024, the highly specced ride was originally finished in Arctic Grey but has been given a bright paint job that reflects the vibrancy of the three-time Grammy winner’s performances.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
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Verb
Advertisement Advertisement As refugees without official documentation, school or official work was out of reach, rendering drawing and painting their only escape from a bleak existence inside those four walls.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Volunteers will be painting, spreading mulch, beautifying the park’s tributes to San Jose’s sister cities and working on two community art projects.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
The truck returned to the intersection at some point and appeared to wait for other cars and a couple crossing the street to pass before again burning the tires into the paint, then continuing to drive across the full length of the mural, the video showed.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Completed in February 2024, the highly specced ride was originally finished in Arctic Grey but has been given a bright paint job that reflects the vibrancy of the three-time Grammy winner’s performances.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paint
Verb
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The Grand Canyon has never been adequately described in words or music notes.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Status Indian is the Canadian term used to describe those still governed under the Indian Act of 1876.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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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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The hollowed eyes and sunken cheeks belonging to Wednesday and the tired girl visage is one that requires the cool-toned products Violetta reached for in her videos, according to makeup artist Lauren Wolborsky.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
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Individuals with larger and larger followings began sharing the videos, often with commentary about the violence, local leadership or the racial makeup of the crowd.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Players will investigate real manuscripts and historic accounts that complicate established theories; probe characters portrayed by actors and explore restricted areas in landmark monuments, some of which have never been accessed by non-custodians.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The Murder Mystery 2 star’s father, Stanley, was the inspiration for the character of Stanley Sugerman, a basketball recruiter Adam portrayed in 2022’s Hustle.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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After the first rinse, shampoo, and condition, skip shampooing for at least 48 hours after coloring to allow everything to settle and last longer.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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Free events give families a chance to learn about local reptiles and insects and their contribution to the environment through arts and crafts, wildlife toys, matching games, coloring pages and books, according to the park district said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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The final glimpse of their lives depicted them in Paris raising Tali (Isla Gie in Tony & Ziva).—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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The episode knocks Trump multiple times by depicting him with comedically small genitals, which frustrates Satan and enrages Trump when a portrait artist paints him with small genitals.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The Sani lab would cast the crowns out of white zirconia, a ceramic much harder than stainless steel, tint them to my specifications, and shape and size them to fit my jaw.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Its bald head, often tinted with red or yellow hues, is an evolutionary adaptation to its scavenging lifestyle, helping to keep the head clean when feeding on carcasses.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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What these technologies that could open up the world, and the imagination, do instead is render their children ever smaller.—
Jeremy Dauber,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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These players were away for several days at the time when the burglaries occurred, rendering their places more vulnerable.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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“Paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paint. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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