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Recent Examples of dyed
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Both pieces are made with a PFD ecru base dyed gray or pink.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
Think of it like showing up to your 25th high school reunion and seeing people who have put on weight, dyed their hair and started wearing tinted contacts.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Eggs may be dyed one color, with designs created by scratching the egg with a sharp tool to reveal the white eggshell beneath.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
My kids stamped, dyed, experimented, and ended the day with scarves of their own design.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
Many parts of the world will look a bit greener today as people don the color to celebrate the holiday — including the Chicago River, famously dyed a vivid emerald each year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
And in the nation’s third-largest city, home to one of the most rambunctious celebrations of the holiday, young partygoers were eager to swagger between bars and parties with the drinks, usually dyed kelly green.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Leave a few eggs partially dyed and then cover just the colored part with glitter for a cool effect.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
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
Along the Coromandel Coast, fishermen wear lungis—cotton cloths folded and tied at the waist—that are made of handwoven muslin and dyed in checks of multiple colors.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Both pieces are made with a PFD ecru base dyed gray or pink.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
Think of it like showing up to your 25th high school reunion and seeing people who have put on weight, dyed their hair and started wearing tinted contacts.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Eggs may be dyed one color, with designs created by scratching the egg with a sharp tool to reveal the white eggshell beneath.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
My kids stamped, dyed, experimented, and ended the day with scarves of their own design.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
Many parts of the world will look a bit greener today as people don the color to celebrate the holiday — including the Chicago River, famously dyed a vivid emerald each year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
And in the nation’s third-largest city, home to one of the most rambunctious celebrations of the holiday, young partygoers were eager to swagger between bars and parties with the drinks, usually dyed kelly green.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Leave a few eggs partially dyed and then cover just the colored part with glitter for a cool effect.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyed
Adjective
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Using a damp microfiber cloth, apply shaving cream to the stained area and scrub.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Featuring special exhibit on stained glass windows in churches throughout Odenton area.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The gouache on paper was painted by Picasso in 1941.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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McKellen’s character hasn’t painted in decades.—
Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s also a marked interest in petite cakes for smaller (or even solo) gatherings.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
9 Apr. 2026
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Nearly two dozen marked and unmarked police cars from different agencies were involved in the chase at some point.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Participants gave saliva samples before and after the students either colored quietly or participated in pet therapy.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Illustrations inked and colored by NPR's Malaka Gharib This story was edited by Malaka Gharib.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But even as these programs help rural towns and cities incrementally fix and upgrade drinking water systems, Hoosiers like Hobbs and Davis still face discolored water running from their taps.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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Images from inside Temple Israel following the attack earlier this month show scorched hallways, charred and discolored group photos on the wall and meals left behind — macaroni and cheese, grapes and cookies partially eaten on wooden tables with toddler-size chairs.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The sky was tinted with a deep pre-sunrise blue, the stars beginning to fade.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The implosion happened a couple of minutes after what looked and sounded like blue- and pink-tinted fireworks were set off near the top of the building.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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To gently ease into the longer, brighter days ahead, try our dill-flecked, lighter-and-brighter take on chicken and biscuits.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Behind them a young man with a paint-flecked beard followed the designer about the set, twitching the hem of the velvet curtains hung at the window and rearranging the ornaments on the mantelpiece.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Grating anything is usually a knuckle-threatening chore—but this stippled ceramic dish from Japan makes it into its own soothing ritual, turning a brown stem into liquidish gold with a few easy rubs.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
19 Nov. 2025
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The page squinted up at the nightingale, her dull feathers and stippled breast.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Dyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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