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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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2
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
Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
In fact, back in 2012, when the pool was refilled, the same thing happened, and it hadn’t been painted at the time, right?
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Atlanta scored 20 points off those miscues and dominated the paint, finishing with 60 points inside.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 June 2026
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Verb
González developed her classic yet defiantly modern approach while studying at the University of Seville, where Spanish masters such as Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán painted in the naturalist Baroque tradition.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
In fact, back in 2012, when the pool was refilled, the same thing happened, and it hadn’t been painted at the time, right?
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Noun
Minnesota dominated the paint – 38 points in the paint to the Valkyries’ 22 – and Williams was central to the relentlessness.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Atlanta scored 20 points off those miscues and dominated the paint, finishing with 60 points inside.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paint
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Speaking on the achievement, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier described the maiden flight as an important milestone for the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
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No public executions stained the squares.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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In another video published by B’Tselem capturing the moments after the incident, Sam’s father can be seen standing by the car, cradling his baby, whose bright yellow clothing can be seen stained with blood.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Noun
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And this easy-to-apply, pore-erasing complexion stick is the product no-makeup makeup girls are going to want in their beauty bag.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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Each silhouette is thoughtfully designed with unique features tailored to beauty and travel needs like separate packing compartments to keep products organized, palette storage for makeup, brush holders to protect bristles, travel mirrors, and removable pouches that double as chic clutches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Jones portrayed Jackson as a newcomer attempting to buy the governor’s office and highlighted his past donations to Trump critics.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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The character is often portrayed by white actors in blackface.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The soundtrack of sneaker squeaks, rallying cries, and bouncing basketballs found visual complement in the crayon box of jerseys coloring the city in various shades of hometown pride.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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On a patch of asphalt that had been colored with chalk to look like a rainbow in honor of Pride, a breakdancer spun for a cheering crowd and an associate who filmed the performance.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Advertisement ‘Talent is everything’ In April, Russia’s main TV news channel depicted Moscow State University gilded in futuristic laser lines as the presenter announced a new AI faculty, due to welcome its first cohort of 72 students in September.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Some examples took more direct cues—such as the collectible Egyptian Pattern bracelets and brooches similar to 1924 examples depicting hieroglyphs.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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The wraparound aviator style is yellow-tinted, larger than life, and vintage-inspired at its core.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 June 2026
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The lenses can also go from clear to tinted in 10 seconds, Snap says.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
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Prior to that, Copilot generated its response using raw HTML, which is temporarily rendered in the browser DOM.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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Paramedics responded and rendered aid to the man before pronouncing him dead at the scene.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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“Paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paint. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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