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Recent Examples of discoloration
Tomatoes are prone to a variety of diseases and environmental factors that cause leaf discoloration.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Customers also flagged product discoloration.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 6 June 2026
The Olive and June product can also be applied daily to bare nails as an intensive strengthening treatment that not only fortifies your claws, but also repairs ridges, discoloration, and pesky peeling along the way.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Lasers have long had a reputation for being a risky treatment for melanin-rich skin due to the heightened risk of burns or discoloration.
—Aimee Simeon, Allure, 3 June 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Customers also flagged product discoloration.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 6 June 2026
The Olive and June product can also be applied daily to bare nails as an intensive strengthening treatment that not only fortifies your claws, but also repairs ridges, discoloration, and pesky peeling along the way.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Lasers have long had a reputation for being a risky treatment for melanin-rich skin due to the heightened risk of burns or discoloration.
—Aimee Simeon, Allure, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoloration
Noun
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To further prevent obvious staining, choose darker flooring that won't show mud and dirt as easily.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Each of the 22 rays is represented in the primary somatosensory cortex by a distinct morphological module — a stripe of tissue identifiable under cytochrome oxidase staining, arranged in a pattern that mirrors the star’s geometry.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The man had bruising around both eyes, blood around his mouth and abrasions on his shoulder, back and back of his neck.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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The driver died at the scene, and an ambulance service transported the remainder of the passengers to the hospital to treat several broken fingers, concussions, bruises, abrasions and a broken femur, per PSN Zrt.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Within days, Jesni was released from the hospital with a few scratches and not a single broken bone.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Henri Jokiharju was a regular healthy scratch.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Discoloration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoloration. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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