dye 1 of 2

as in pigment
a substance used to color other materials soaked the fabric in blue dye

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dye

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verb

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Recent Examples of dye
Noun
West Virginia is taking soda out of food stamp programs and outlawing chemical dyes. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025 Related article Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Verb
Each unsuccessful vote will be burned in a furnace with chemicals to dye the plume a black color. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025 The show’s timing paid off — not to mention the star’s willingness to dye his hair oil-black for his Broadway debut. Scott Heller, New York Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dye
Noun
  • Using non-sterile water to dilute the pigments (ingredients that add color) is a common culprit, although not the only one.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Every concentric ring of Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic geothermal pool correlates to a different temperature, and therefore a different pigment.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Sleek, flat-panel cabinets (painted in Dylan by Portola Paints) contrast with the irregular zellige tile backsplash by Zia Tile.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
  • The company blends sales and streaming data as well as total audience impressions at radio to paint a picture of which hard rock tracks are the most popular in the U.S.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Boil down the water with sugar, pectin, and food coloring, according to your favorite jelly recipe.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
  • Morton similarly suggests getting creative with an art therapy kit or coloring book.
    Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • Then, once completed, pasting begins, where mud from the henna plant is placed atop the area to stain.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 May 2025
  • Plus, the matte, two-tone color scheme helps resist staining, maintaining the spoons' stylish appeal over time.
    Toby Rose, Parents, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Be sure to check all five colors if your size appears to be sold out.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • When her daughter lived in the room, the wall was painted in a collection of colors ranging from blue and green to yellow and purple.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • Another officer later told the driver he was stopped because the vehicle had tinted windows.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • And because it’s tinted, there’s no white cast—just a soft-focus finish that doesn’t exaggerate texture or fine lines.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • And on March 21, Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
  • It is already widely used as a blue food colorant in Asia, but it is not yet authorized in the U.S.9 Butterfly pea flower extract.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dye. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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