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Recent Examples of discolor
His left eye, discolored almost to a shade of purple, was practically triple the size of his right eye.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Nail psoriasis and onychomycosis (nail fungus) are both conditions that can discolor, thicken, or separate your nails.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 18 May 2025
Water can discolor leather and, ironically, also dry it out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Eczema is a skin condition that causes dry, itchy, and sometimes discolored or bumpy skin.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 8 May 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Nail psoriasis and onychomycosis (nail fungus) are both conditions that can discolor, thicken, or separate your nails.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 18 May 2025
Water can discolor leather and, ironically, also dry it out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Eczema is a skin condition that causes dry, itchy, and sometimes discolored or bumpy skin.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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What does the ash cross smudged on worshipers' forehead mean?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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This ensures precision and comfort while minimizing the chance of smudging throughout the day.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In addition to the lack of air conditioning, authorities said Ward didn’t clean Douglas’s room or bed and left him soiled.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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George Kaplan, who was an executive assistant to Mr. Combs about a decade ago, testified on Wednesday about his typical duties, such as carrying Mr. Combs’s bags and running errands, as well as purchasing drugs for him twice and cleaning up hotel rooms soiled with baby oil after Mr. Combs’s stay.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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That image, and Hawley’s subsequent refusal to certify the results of the Electoral College, would permanently tarnish his reputation, many observers thought at the time.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 May 2025
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Hopefully, Doomsday improves on Thor’s legacy, which was tarnished by the largely disliked Thor: Love and Thunder.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Four months later, the hills around his home are still blackened and toxic.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Some of the jewel beetle wings had their original green-yellow-red hues while others had blackened.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Also, faint objects appear even fainter because their light is smeared out.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025
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Smartmatic wants an even bigger payday than Dominion Voting Systems, which was similarly smeared by Fox News and settled a defamation lawsuit with the network in 2023 for a whopping $787 million.—
Marshall Cohen,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Verb
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These efforts play a valuable role in addressing the plastic already polluting our oceans.—
Rob Kaplan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Runoff from roads, factories, and dumping grounds can also pollute water sources used for crops.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Crème Brûlée Steve Granitz Crème brûlée is like butter blonde, but dirtied up a bit for a browned, warm tint.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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He’s come through with timely hits, dirtied his uniform on the bases and made an impact with his arm in the outfield.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Outside, people were returning from the aid hub, mostly empty-handed, while empty flour bags stained with blood lay on the ground.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The doors to several apartments on the first floor remained stained with the victims’ bloody handprints Saturday.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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