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Recent Examples of discolor
The temperatures and humidity can wear out nonstick coatings, discolor copper and rust cast iron.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
And the toilet seat has discolored in a way that is really unattractive.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
In addition, removing gel manicures can involved regular exposure to chemicals that leave nails flaky and dry, or even permanently discolored, researchers at Harvard University found.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Gold and silver jewelry can quickly become discolored by skin care and styling products, and pearls are also extremely sensitive to them.
—Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for discolor
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
And the toilet seat has discolored in a way that is really unattractive.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
In addition, removing gel manicures can involved regular exposure to chemicals that leave nails flaky and dry, or even permanently discolored, researchers at Harvard University found.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Gold and silver jewelry can quickly become discolored by skin care and styling products, and pearls are also extremely sensitive to them.
—Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for discolor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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Take some time to go around to each window and remove cobwebs, dust, or dirt with your vacuum and brush attachment or a broom so these aren't smudged along your window during the cleaning process.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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In an almost identical look, Tessa Thompson’s London Film Festival look was all about dark polish, black, smudged eye-corners and peach lips.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The plastic container with seasoning was broken and soiled.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Washing sheets in hot water every time isn’t necessary for linens that are lightly soiled—think no sweaty nights or sickness.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Florida case centers on Nicklaus’ claims that Milstein used the New York litigation and media outreach to tarnish his reputation.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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His subsequent disqualification, however, tarnished the Olympic Games’ blue riband event and was one of the biggest news stories in the world in the summer of ’88.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Skip any skins that look moldy, blackened, or spoiled.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Whether this backlash will slow the data center boom, blacken the reputation of AI companies and their products with users, or hasten the roll-out of AI regulation globally remains to be seen.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Supervisor Kate Brophy McGee said the audit was purposefully designed to smear the Sheriff's Office.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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All of this is brought to us through data centers that consume vast amounts of water and pollute Black neighborhoods in cities like Memphis.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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The attorney general’s office said that plastic retail bags comprise much of the waste that is polluting California’s ecosystems and clogging its waterways.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ashes from the crematorium chimney covered the streets, sooted the rain, dirtied the snow, damaged the crops, infected every body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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At Dilara Findikoglu, models looked like ladies in waiting that had risen from the dead; wearing antiquated corsetry that was dirtied and torn.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Drone footage shows eight officers approach a motionless Green who appeared slumped over with a large pool of blood staining the driveway.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Foods like coffee, red wine, fruit and vegetable juices, grease and oils, tea, tomato sauce, and spices like turmeric and curry can stain, as well as ink, markers, and some cleaning chemicals.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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