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
His hair was still the same—thick, mostly brown—and my sister and I thanked him for our own abundant heads.
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Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Police described Inyang as 5-foot-8 and about 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
In the Winnetka home invasion, Police said the five robbers invaded a home after one of them posed as a food delivery driver carrying a brown takeout bag from Outback Steakhouse to get in.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
If brown, indicating severe damage, prune the stem back far enough to remove the dead, which in some cases may be to the ground.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Police described Inyang as 5-foot-8 and about 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
In the Winnetka home invasion, Police said the five robbers invaded a home after one of them posed as a food delivery driver carrying a brown takeout bag from Outback Steakhouse to get in.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
If brown, indicating severe damage, prune the stem back far enough to remove the dead, which in some cases may be to the ground.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 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 30 Mar. 2026.
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