as in tanned
having a skin color darkened by the sun
It was easy to tell who among the beachgoers worked outside, as their bodies were brown from the sun.
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Recent Examples of brown
Tavian Jovan Williams Columbia Heights PD Police say Williams is a Black boy who stands 5 feet 10 inches, weighs about 160 pounds and has brown hair and black eyes.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The European brown snail didn’t just escape out of a food sack.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Bed bugs are small reddish-brown insects that feed on the blood of sleeping humans and animals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
And yet yesterday, Robbie went more easy-breezy, pairing a black strapless romper with a slouchy brown leather jacket, and her trustee cowboy boots.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2026
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The European brown snail didn’t just escape out of a food sack.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Bed bugs are small reddish-brown insects that feed on the blood of sleeping humans and animals.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
And yet yesterday, Robbie went more easy-breezy, pairing a black strapless romper with a slouchy brown leather jacket, and her trustee cowboy boots.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brown
tanned
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The ex-spies blended in nicely among the engineers, techies, and tanned retirees from law enforcement and government-adjacent jobs.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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But this gorgeous pair of tanned leather mules has a cork insole and a natural rubber sole for a super high-quality step.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Brown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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