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as in described
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 tinted
to give color or a different color to
I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
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Recent Examples of painted
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Eshay described the crosswalks as more than painted pavement, calling them a point of pride for the community.
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Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
Have no subfascia, just pre-painted fascia board.
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Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
However, those images from the Superdome painted a picture of how recovery and adaptive capacity are so strongly tied to economic capacity, history, and education.
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Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
At a security and planning briefing June 29, Bowser and other local and federal officials painted a picture of what visitors should expect.
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Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
According to the New York Times, Doyle persuaded London dealer Patrick Matthiesen to send him Courbet’s Mother and Child on a Hammock, painted around 1848, after promising to broker its sale.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
While younger generations were taught in school about the atrocities of the Holocaust, the book found that family lore continued to sanitize the past with grandparents often painted as heroes, rescuers or victims themselves.
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Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Taking inspiration regarding size – but not tone – from the large-scale epic works of the battle from the 19th century, Eric von Schmidt in 1976 painted the Seventh Cavalry’s defeat with brutal realism.
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New York Times,
28 June 2026
There’s also a plate with chile peppers painted on it, and a papier-mâché pineapple.
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Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 June 2026
And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Adjective
Other rooms featured colorful, painted plaster.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Eshay described the crosswalks as more than painted pavement, calling them a point of pride for the community.
—
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
Have no subfascia, just pre-painted fascia board.
—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Its muscular composite and Kevlar exterior is finished in a glossy, factory-correct shade of Rosso Corsa, though the car did spend a few years, toward the beginning of its life, painted silver, according to the listing.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
However, those images from the Superdome painted a picture of how recovery and adaptive capacity are so strongly tied to economic capacity, history, and education.
—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
At a security and planning briefing June 29, Bowser and other local and federal officials painted a picture of what visitors should expect.
—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
According to the New York Times, Doyle persuaded London dealer Patrick Matthiesen to send him Courbet’s Mother and Child on a Hammock, painted around 1848, after promising to broker its sale.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
While younger generations were taught in school about the atrocities of the Holocaust, the book found that family lore continued to sanitize the past with grandparents often painted as heroes, rescuers or victims themselves.
—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Taking inspiration regarding size – but not tone – from the large-scale epic works of the battle from the 19th century, Eric von Schmidt in 1976 painted the Seventh Cavalry’s defeat with brutal realism.
—
New York Times,
28 June 2026
There’s also a plate with chile peppers painted on it, and a papier-mâché pineapple.
—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 June 2026
And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
—
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painted
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Prior to its closure in 2020, the Surrey operated as a union hotel for decades, with nearly 100 union- represented employees—many of them women, immigrants, and people of color.
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One person, described only as a male, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to fire officials.
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Investigators previously described the suspect as a man, but during a news conference on Friday, prosecutors said Berezovsk was allegedly dressed as a man during the package bomb attack.
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The structural glazing is cleverly integrated into the hull and superstructure, with each pane of glass uniquely shaped and tinted to blend seamlessly with the steel and aluminum.
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Older adults made their beds or sat in a common area near windows of frosted glass, tinted for privacy from onlookers.
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At several tables set up inside the club, participants worked on different sections of the mural, filling in color over pre-drawn designs — each section representing one of the five honorees.
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Like many, the author grew up more drawn to Cinderella's happily-ever-after with her prince.
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This image combines X-ray data from Chandra along with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope, depicted here in blue.
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Trump captioned his Monday, June 29 post on Truth Social, which depicted the eagle with its wings open wide and carrying a stars and stripes shield.
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If your clothing is stained from fabric softener, rinse the spot in the warmest water recommended for the garment.
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Semi-sheer, marbled accent nails look like they’ve been stained with blackberry juice.
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Critics have portrayed the idea as anti-religious and ahistorical ever since the Supreme Court embraced it in 1947.
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Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers.
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The wines produced here are amber-colored from months of skin contact, tannic in ways white wine is not supposed to be, structured like reds but made from white grapes.
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Some parts of the film are displayed in a light shade (similar to sepia, just multi-light colored).
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“Painted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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