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Recent Examples of black eye
The other option is to use an angled brush and black eye shadow.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
While the male vermilion flycatcher is unmistakable with its bright red color and distinctive black eye mask and wings, the female is much less colorful and can often be mistaken for a Say’s phoebe, with a brownish head, back and wings, a white throat and upper breast, with a reddish belly.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
That omission would give the conference a national black eye.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
When Fahad arrives at the mosque with a black eye, his conservative family’s inability to communicate sends them spiraling into assumptions about his life after dark.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
While the male vermilion flycatcher is unmistakable with its bright red color and distinctive black eye mask and wings, the female is much less colorful and can often be mistaken for a Say’s phoebe, with a brownish head, back and wings, a white throat and upper breast, with a reddish belly.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
That omission would give the conference a national black eye.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
When Fahad arrives at the mosque with a black eye, his conservative family’s inability to communicate sends them spiraling into assumptions about his life after dark.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black eye
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Both adamantly denied their guilt at their arraignment.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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In a no contest plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but does not contest the charges and accepts punishment.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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James Harden was a late scratch for the Clippers because of right shoulder soreness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Each goblet is made from break-, chip-, and scratch-resistant glass, and while they’re designed for wine, they can also be used for drinking water, juice, or iced coffee.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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The memo notes several sustained violations of Austin Police Department general orders, including failure to de-escalate, unreasonable response to resistance, inaccurate and misleading report writing, dishonesty and acts bringing discredit upon the department.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Dec. 2025
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Phillips also found sufficient evidence to determine that Weaver violated policy by making remarks to the officer and the Heritage Creek police chief that brought discredit upon him as a member of LMPD.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Less abrasion on the surface helps denim maintain its color.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Starting guard Reese Dixon-Waters was a full practice participant two days after missing the 77-45 victory against Long Beach State with a corneal abrasion in his eye that necessitated a trip to the emergency room followed by appointments with ophthalmologists.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Khan isn’t the first Pakistani prime minister whose legal ignominy is tied to jewelry.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Palhinha’s goal at least saved them from the ignominy of that.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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More than 70 percent of ECHL players voted to walk away, just before Christmas, despite being offered a 20 percent pay bump by the league.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The record shows the big bump in premiums is due to Republicans in the House, Senate and White House refusing to extend subsidies for health plans.—
Juan Williams,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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That dishonor belongs to Clinton’s pardon, just before leaving office, of fugitive financier Marc Rich in 2001.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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But if the war in Ukraine ends with the nation’s future largely in the hands of its invader, the very idea that Trump is deserving of the prize would be a dishonor.—
Luke McGee,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Active anthill, choreographed by collision warning systems,music arranged by sonics of bumps and scrapes.—
Leslie Simon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20eye. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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