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Recent Examples of discolor
To avoid any liquid soaking through and discoloring surfaces, remove the tablecloth, pretreat stains with stain remover, and toss it in the washing machine.
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Kendall Bettle, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
The sun was melting the ice keeping the bags of sour cream cool, and the fruit was becoming discolored, with flies beginning to circle.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Clean your washing machine occasionally to remove any buildup that can discolor your clothes.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Though wedding announcements of the time refer to the dresses as white, many of them are now more of a champagne color because the natural fabrics have discolored with time.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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Kendall Bettle, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
The sun was melting the ice keeping the bags of sour cream cool, and the fruit was becoming discolored, with flies beginning to circle.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Clean your washing machine occasionally to remove any buildup that can discolor your clothes.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Though wedding announcements of the time refer to the dresses as white, many of them are now more of a champagne color because the natural fabrics have discolored with time.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
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Made with lash-thickening Tahitian sea microalgae, strengthening niacinamide, and panthenol and tocopherol to condition the lashes, the product laughs in the face of anything that threatens to smudge it, including intense humidity.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
27 July 2025
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Air kisses are exchanged, as none of the dancers wants to smudge their makeup.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
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Designed for occasional use, like for bulky or heavily soiled items, this setting adds an extra rinse after the wash cycle to ensure laundry is thoroughly rinsed and no detergent remains.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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Frying oil and jarred items were also found stored on the floor, and multiple pieces of kitchen equipment were found soiled with food debris.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
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Yet this projection doesn’t tarnish his optimistic nature.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Silver can become tarnished over time or with exposure to air or moisture.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 July 2025
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McFarland had been at the nursing home since March of 2022, when he was admitted as a hospice patient with a severe case of frostbite that left his feet blackened.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Especially when his head gave a sickening whirl, blackening for a second, and his limbs seized again.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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The trash room’s walls had blood smeared on it, and a pool formed near the chute, according to the report.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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On Thursday, his lawyers filed a claim for $20 million in damages against the Trump administration, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
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Flea Treatment Market Is Ripe For Innovation Though safer options exist, companies should innovate to find more solutions that protect our pets without polluting the planet.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The other is synthetic, manmade, utilitarian and crumbles within decades but pollutes the environment forever.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
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As more success suddenly comes his way, McKinstry has remained the same, friendly and chuckling at his locker, dirtying his jersey and pestering opponents on the field.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Some were prosthetic buttocks, but others were people’s own buttocks, but in various states, like dirtied down and with partial covering.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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The color is also anti-fade, and won’t stain, shrink, or wrinkle.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Aug. 2025
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Block after block across metropolitan Milwaukee, piles of soaked carpets, waterlogged appliances and furniture stained beyond recognition now slump in front yards and along sidewalks.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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