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Recent Examples of discolor
Health officials urged people to keep children and pets from water that’s bright green, blue, discolored or scummy.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Replace it once the fabric becomes discolored or develops an odor.7
Castor oil is made from the seeds of the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis).
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 June 2025
Each piece, including the cushions, is weather-resistant and won’t fade or discolor under the sun.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 18 June 2025
The ultrathin blade made of Japanese carbon steel won't get discolored as easily as others, but the lack of information regarding the hardness of its blade gives me pause as to its performance in the long term.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 May 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Replace it once the fabric becomes discolored or develops an odor.7
Castor oil is made from the seeds of the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis).
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 June 2025
Each piece, including the cushions, is weather-resistant and won’t fade or discolor under the sun.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 18 June 2025
The ultrathin blade made of Japanese carbon steel won't get discolored as easily as others, but the lack of information regarding the hardness of its blade gives me pause as to its performance in the long term.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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Madeline Brewer Madeline Brewer dusted her eyelids amber-colored shadow, smudging the color in below her waterline to create a smoky effect.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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The name and number set were also in poor condition and the front sponsor was smudged.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Approximately 20% of the equipment, utensils and surfaces that touch food had food debris or were soiled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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In that time, Abrego Garcia was denied access to a bathroom and soiled himself, the filing says.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel may consider offense-minded tight ends as interchangeable; then again, McDaniel’s offensive-genius card has tarnished a bit since 2023 and is up for renewal.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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His failure to overcome union opposition here is a disappointment, but doesn’t tarnish an otherwise noteworthy effort.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The site was visibly blackened by the degree of rubble thrown up by the strikes.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
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Broil the bell pepper for 4 to 6 minutes, until the skin starts to blacken.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Baldoni’s countersuit, accusing her of smearing him, was dismissed last week.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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The assertion by certain anonymous users online is a typically out-of-context and absurd effort to create fake news for clicks and to smear.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Beware of anyone telling you coal or gas is the answer to high energy bills, especially when their profit margins are tied to these polluting fossil fuels.—
Emily Scarr,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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Adam is showing how even language, the medium of the novel, can be polluted, corrupted, and transformed into a means of exploitation.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025
Verb
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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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Crow-Armstrong has dirtied up the White Sox in six of those games, batting .458 with eight RBIs and a homer.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Police found items stained by blood in garbage bags in the living room closet.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Achiote stains the fish, which has also absorbed the aromatics of lemongrass, ginger and sharply citrusy calamansi juice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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