discoloring

present participle of discolor

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The water-resistant formula resists smudging and transferring under the eyes, without the impossible-to-remove downside of a waterproof mascara.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Always set your glasses face up on surfaces to avoid scratching or smudging the lenses.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Mussolini’s goons beat to death a Catholic member of Parliament who refused to bend, the blood from his face and hands smearing the alley wall like stigmata.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • After smearing Tylenol, the president's unscripted remarks quickly veered into an incoherent rant linking vaccines to autism as well.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
    River Selby August 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bezos offered a similar assessment earlier this month, suggesting that this excitement might be clouding investors’ judgement.
    Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The move means crucial jobs data will not be released on schedule, clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve just weeks ahead of its next meeting.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The durable finish resists staining, dulling, chipping and cracking, while delivering even heat retention from stove to oven.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Sealing your grout is a great way to prevent further staining and using a steam cleaner can help to lift the stains.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His arrest and subsequent trial blew it over like a house of cards, though, tarnishing Combs' reputation with claims of domestic abuse, intimidation and rampant drug use.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There’s new leadership, new investors, and new games this time around, all in an effort to revive the brand without tarnishing its legacy.
    David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Threats to these sites from the outside include logging and mining in the region, developing nearby land, diverting natural water flows, and polluting the air, water and land.
    Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The technology’s potential is already altering military planning, blurring lines between intelligence, cyber operations, and traditional anti-submarine warfare.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The creative community is tied in knots by the advent of Sora 2 and the boundary-blurring innovations that will surely follow.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Discoloring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoloring. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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