discolors

verb

present tense third-person singular of discolor
as in pollutes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolors
  1. pollutes
  2. blackens
  3. tarnishes
  4. sullies
  5. blurs
  6. smears
  7. smudges
  8. dirties
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  • The Chenab River runs red with blood while poison pollutes the five rivers of Punjab and spreads through the fertile soil.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • New rules require hundreds of businesses to clean up runoff from large parking lots that pollutes creeks and beaches.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of pollutes
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  • As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.
    — The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of blackens
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  • Nothing tarnishes a league’s integrity more than a player or coach of that league gambling on it.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Real silver also tarnishes over time, so older silver without any tarnish can be a red flag.
    — Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Definition of tarnishes
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  • The film hinges on a small moment that not only sullies the trip but leads her character to reconsider her understanding of her father.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • For all the ways Disney’s move sullies it with creatives in Hollywood, OpenAI’s new partner does the opposite — gives it massive cred in Silicon Valley.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of sullies
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  • As surveillance and interrogation deepen, the line between loyalty and obsession blurs, leading both men into a dangerous and uncontrollable connection.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For advertisers, this blurs the lines between traditional TV and digital buys, rebuilding the content bundle and emphasizing account linking for addressable advertising.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of blurs
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  • The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Offshore dollar savings and onshore settlement demand are diverging, and the supply chart smears the two together.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of smears
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  • Cleaning dirt and smudges off window glass helps sunlight penetrate into your home and will boost the amount of light that’s available to your houseplants.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Dim sunlight smudges skies for only a few hours in the depth of winter.
    — Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of smudges
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  • The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of dirties
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