as in to paint
to give color or a different color to
dyed her hair a startling red
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Recent Examples of dye
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
However, consumers may not like the colors these natural dyes offer.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Or dye just the ends of the hair as a way to protect the scalp from exposure to chemicals.
—Anna Earl, Parents, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The color was first derived from the dye produced on indigo plantations across the South Carolina coast, Atlas Obscura reported.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
However, consumers may not like the colors these natural dyes offer.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Even the linings are a study in detail—often dyed to match a specific emotion or seasonal mood.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Or dye just the ends of the hair as a way to protect the scalp from exposure to chemicals.
—Anna Earl, Parents, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dye
Noun
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As such, Geller recommends stocking up on formulas that provide volume, length, and a coat of dark, inky pigment.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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The type of pigment found in the flower is also found in many fruits and vegetables, Gabriel Keith Harris, PhD, a professor of food science at North Carolina State University, told Health.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The numbers paint a generally positive outlook that, according to these forecasters, should allow the nation to narrowly dodge a slump.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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That’s the picture painted by eyewitnesses who have described a terrifying ordeal whereby 39-year-old Gregory Rossignon fired shots outside his girlfriend’s home, threatened to kill people, and fatally shot Raouf, a clerk at an E-Z Stop on Power Avenue in Pittsburg, outside the store.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But will these alternative colorings actually make our food healthier?—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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This unique squirrel, with its bright white coloring, was observed in Mizoram, contributing to the understanding of color aberrations in small mammals.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With a yellow rubber glove on her right hand, Heintzelman picks up her finished creations and puts them, one by one, back into egg cartons, with the toilet bowl prominently stained in the background.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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If Bonhoeffer’s example is used to justify more far-right Christian violence in America, that would be another tragedy — and a cruel irony that would stain the legacy of a man who gave up everything to confront a tyrant.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ford will offer the 2025 Super Duty in two new exterior colors: Avalanche and Ruby Red Metallic Tinted Clearcoat.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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While last year was all about her brass-less blonde hair color, there’s a new style in town for her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit 32-stop roll out.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Stain pens for tinting small blemishes to match the existing wood finish.—
Clark Hodgin,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Black-and-white documentary footage, sometimes tinted with red, plays as the earlier shapes flash over it, at times calling to mind a vision test.—
Stephanie Rudig,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Their removal from products reflects growing concerns over the health risks associated with artificial colorants.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dye. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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