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Paula Kamps, a painter whose softly hued paintings showing flowers and blurring figures gained her recognition in Europe and the US, died at 36.—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026 These blue, pink, and purple flowers are so brilliantly hued as a result of the country’s rainy season.—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026 Like a vibrantly hued snake darting down the narrow branch of a tree, the collective of high-performance automobiles rapidly navigates the narrow, serpentine artery along the Northeastern Italian coast, a quicksilver-like tracing of the border between Il Bel Paese and Slovenia.—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026 Co-produced by visionary Spanish helmer El Guincho (of Rosalía and FKA Twigs fame) TURR4ZO is darkly hued and cinematic, infused by dozens of brilliant samples that pay tribute to the richness of Argentina’s music culture.—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hued
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hued was
before the 12th century