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dyed

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verb

past tense of dye

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dyed
Adjective
However, buying organic bassinet sheets often gives you the peace of mind knowing they are unbleached, non-dyed and chemical-free. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
The chunky throw is made from faux fur and hand-dyed, so no two blankets are identical. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025 Along with three-foot-long sandwiches, loaves of fuschia-pink baguettes dyed with beets and studded with cranberries, or surprisingly green pistachio and white chocolate loaves are displayed in shop windows. Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025 Curtains that are heavily embellished, hand-dyed, or very delicate may need professional cleaning by the dry cleaner. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025 The Quince style is dyed without harmful chemicals, giving the pants a one-of-a-kind look. Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025 Siddiqsons introduced Cryo Black, a sulfur dye that reduces water consumption by up to 60 percent and is dyed at room temperature. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 There, the abacá sheets are processed into yarn, dyed using sustainable methods certified to the highest standards (Oeko-Tex Standard 100), and woven into a high-density fabric with a natural beeswax coating, creating Bananatex — a water-resistant, durable and smooth material. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyed
Adjective
  • Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Arrange a garland across the table with natural elements and painted gold accents to tie the look together.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The upscale property is housed in a 1950s Portuguese colonial-style building painted the most charming shade of pink.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Coinbase also benefited from a marked increase in revenue linked to institutional activity on its platform following its nearly $3 billion acquisition of derivatives exchange Deribit.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Phone searches jumped around 17 percent during the past 12 months—with a marked increase over the past six months.
    Matt Burgess, Wired News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her journal entries turn despairing and remorseful, colored by moral outrage.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The boxes, which are typically brightly colored despite the name, appeared blackened by fire or smoke exposure in the photos.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • State inspectors find deficiencies Not long before the most recent brown water incident, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management inspected the town’s water company August 5 and found deficiencies, though the report makes no correlation between the findings and the discolored water.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
  • One of the most common diseases is large patch (Rhizoconia solani), which looks like round, discolored patches that range from a few inches to several feet in diameter.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each treat is tinted in a fall hue to correlate with the festive flavor.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Max out the cream cheese theme by adding swirls or dollops of rich and tangy Cream Cheese Frosting (below) tinted with gel or paste food coloring in your favorite festive holiday hues.
    Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Both the sleeves and hem of the pullover are decorated with ribbing to add contrast to the plain knit of the body, and the yarn is flecked to add vintage charm to this high-quality sweater.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • It was filled with two-page illustrations of long necks and sweeping ochre landscapes, with clever reptilian faces and sinuous tails, orange and green and flecked in black.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Watch for yellow, stippled leaves, especially on flowering or fruiting plants.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Over a 10-month period, our editors—all with vastly different preferences for coverage, finish, and format—buffed and blended (and swept and stippled) their way through about 650 submissions.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Dyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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