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
He was last seen wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and cream colored shoes.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Less massive objects tend to have rounder orbits, while the most massive, brown-dwarf-like of these objects vary more in their eccentricity.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
How To Identify Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles are about 5/16 to 7/16-inches long and have metallic green bodies with coppery-brown wing covers.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Lush green reeds in the channel had suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds had disappeared.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Less massive objects tend to have rounder orbits, while the most massive, brown-dwarf-like of these objects vary more in their eccentricity.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
How To Identify Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles are about 5/16 to 7/16-inches long and have metallic green bodies with coppery-brown wing covers.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Lush green reeds in the channel had suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds had disappeared.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brown
tanned
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Sunburnt blush focuses the color in the very center of your face for a just-tanned effect, while the doll-blush trend places it on the apples of cheeks for a smooth look.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
15 Dec. 2025
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The boots are made from a twinface sheepskin upper, with fleece and wool on the inside and the tanned skin on the outside.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Brown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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