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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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In contrast, he was impressed by the ink used to publish his newspaper, which dried almost instantly and didn't smudge.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
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
Verb
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But in 2022, Maserati reminded us that there’s another Italian car company, with a rich 108-year history and a respected name, but one that has been tarnished by missteps and muddled strategies in recent years.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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Another user shared their thoughts about the OP tarnishing her relationship with her dad to protect her children.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
27 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
Verb
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He was reared in an environment polluted with drugs, gangs and violence.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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In 2021 alone, the world produced more than 390 million tons of plastic annually, most of which continues to pollute the environment.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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