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Recent Examples of discolor
Since there aren’t synthetic colors, the company says the fabric can discolor more easily when exposed to chemicals like benzoyl peroxide.
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Prevent Loss And Damage Photos fade and discolor over time.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
These ingredients can discolor the uppers, change the texture, strip the finish, or otherwise damage the material.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
Expect some cold weather to discolor lawns which should recover with normal care.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Prevent Loss And Damage Photos fade and discolor over time.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
These ingredients can discolor the uppers, change the texture, strip the finish, or otherwise damage the material.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
Expect some cold weather to discolor lawns which should recover with normal care.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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The Contour Stylus lives in a thin component designed to be used as a crayon would be—scribbled on and smudged in with fingers or bristles.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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She was lit up by the streetlights, her makeup smudged.—
Lynn Steger Strong,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hollywood is soiling itself at the thought of a director (eventually) owning the rights to his work?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
25 Apr. 2025
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If your laundry is mostly made up of everyday household items that aren't heavily soiled or contaminated, a single hamper—especially a plastic one—should be sufficient, according to Ceconi.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Thoughtless faux pas can tarnish a good relationship.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Should Trump’s tariff scheme backfire completely by causing a recession or worse, their reputations as risk managers and complex-systems thinkers would naturally be tarnished (see: Bill Ackman).—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Juicy, whole lobster served grilled or blackened is best, though the menu at this famous haunt features every possible elaboration of the dish.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Andrew Pogue The compact kitchen sports blackened stainless-steel counters.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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They were usually surrounded by toddlers, soiling their pull-ups while smeared with frosting.—
Dan Ewen,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
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Coogler opens with traumatized sharecropper Sammie (impressive newcomer Miles Caton), smeared with blood and fresh claw marks gouged into the side of his face, staggering mid-service into the church where his father preaches, clutching his guitar.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Well, the nation’s most polluting coal plant, Montana’s Colstrip plant, has asked the EPA for an exemption, as the New York Times’ Hiroko Tabuchi reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Vyse's version is simpler and cheaper—estimated to add only a few cents more to the price of a drink—and avoids polluting gases.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Place them in a shoe bag or wrap them in a plastic bag to keep them from dirtying other items.—
Will Porter,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Feb. 2025
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For example, a small non-shedding dog that rarely goes outside won't dirty a bed nearly as fast as a large labarador that plays outside daily.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With a yellow rubber glove on her right hand, Heintzelman picks up her finished creations and puts them, one by one, back into egg cartons, with the toilet bowl prominently stained in the background.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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If Bonhoeffer’s example is used to justify more far-right Christian violence in America, that would be another tragedy — and a cruel irony that would stain the legacy of a man who gave up everything to confront a tyrant.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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