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
Snag this fall fashion essential in four autumnal colors today, such as tan, brown, charcoal, and heather gray.
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Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Allsbrook was last seen wearing a brown woodland style camouflage shirt or jacket, black shorts and black shoes, police said.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
The dressers, which come in brown or white, feature metal frames, wooden tops, and collapsible fabric drawers.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The suspect was described as a White man, 30 to 40 years old, with brown hair and brown eyes, and a full beard and goatee.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Allsbrook was last seen wearing a brown woodland style camouflage shirt or jacket, black shorts and black shoes, police said.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
The dressers, which come in brown or white, feature metal frames, wooden tops, and collapsible fabric drawers.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The suspect was described as a White man, 30 to 40 years old, with brown hair and brown eyes, and a full beard and goatee.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brown
tanned
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Its broad, meticulously kept tanned dunes dissolving into rolling surf and the deep blue Pacific with breathtaking sunsets are a photographer’s dream.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The high heel stiletto sandals feature three intertwining straps on the caged vamp and are made with metal-free tanned leather.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Brown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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