as in paints
to give color or a different color to
dyed her hair a startling red
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Recent Examples of dyes
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Vanicream has built its reputation on formulas that strip out many of the ingredients most likely to cause reactions—things like fragrance, dyes, lanolin, parabens, and formaldehyde releasers.
—Hana Hong, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead of eradicating synthetic food dyes, which is within his purview as health secretary, Kennedy has focused on using his bully pulpit to pressure food companies to voluntarily remove them.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Engaging suppliers behind polymer chips, fibers, dyes, chemicals, packaging and more, the initiative focuses on improving sustainability measurement by onboarding them to Cascale’s Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM), setting targets and developing action items for carbon reduction.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
The countertop material — typically the mineral quartz crushed and cooked with plastic resins, dyes and glass into slabs — was pioneered in 1987 by Israel’s Caesarstone, which still makes it and is named in hundreds of lawsuits, including Peña’s.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The textiles are all dyed with botanical dyes.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Designers experiment with sculptural silhouettes and unexpected colors—sometimes achieved using natural vegetable dyes or even flower petals.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
The dyes and additives that would be prohibited include blue dye 1 and 2, green dye 3, potassium bromate, propylparaben, red dye 40 and yellow dye 5 and 6.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Colored smoke, such as the green plumes, are typically only colorful due to a chemical that dyes the smoke and is not considered more dangerous.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Its distinctive crackle is owed to its blend of white and black glutinous rice, whose runoff color dyes the former lavender.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2025
Noun
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, has made headlines in the past few years for authoring bills that have cracked down on sweets with synthetic dyes like Skittles and instituted a timeline for getting healthier food in public schools.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Vanicream has built its reputation on formulas that strip out many of the ingredients most likely to cause reactions—things like fragrance, dyes, lanolin, parabens, and formaldehyde releasers.
—Hana Hong, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead of eradicating synthetic food dyes, which is within his purview as health secretary, Kennedy has focused on using his bully pulpit to pressure food companies to voluntarily remove them.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Engaging suppliers behind polymer chips, fibers, dyes, chemicals, packaging and more, the initiative focuses on improving sustainability measurement by onboarding them to Cascale’s Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM), setting targets and developing action items for carbon reduction.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
The countertop material — typically the mineral quartz crushed and cooked with plastic resins, dyes and glass into slabs — was pioneered in 1987 by Israel’s Caesarstone, which still makes it and is named in hundreds of lawsuits, including Peña’s.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The textiles are all dyed with botanical dyes.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Designers experiment with sculptural silhouettes and unexpected colors—sometimes achieved using natural vegetable dyes or even flower petals.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
The dyes and additives that would be prohibited include blue dye 1 and 2, green dye 3, potassium bromate, propylparaben, red dye 40 and yellow dye 5 and 6.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
This information is conveyed by a hilariously avant-garde Poulter, playing the store’s manager, who dyes his hair to match each monochromatic scheme and hides his nefariousness behind a company policy that requires techno music to be played at maximum volume at all times.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Colored smoke, such as the green plumes, are typically only colorful due to a chemical that dyes the smoke and is not considered more dangerous.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Its distinctive crackle is owed to its blend of white and black glutinous rice, whose runoff color dyes the former lavender.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyes
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These blue-absorbing pigments can sometimes cause people to see a red dot called Maxwell’s spot in the center of their vision.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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Pink and red roses get their color from anthocyanin pigments, whereas yellow roses get theirs from carotenoid pigments.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The study’s findings are in line with existing research that paints a grim picture of the statewide housing crisis, said Carolina Reid, an associate professor of city and regional planning at UC Berkeley.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The official police and legal record, on the other hand, paints a much more damning picture of Bolsonaro’s participation in a coup plot.—
Anthony W. Pereira,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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And in September 2018, the club got its name, Inter Miami, and its now recognizable colors, pink and black.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Van Beirendonck gravitates toward loud prints in bright colors and allusions to BDSM, whereas Van Saene makes elegant cocktail dresses for women with bow details and shrunken cardigans.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The piercing doesn't necessarily damage the trees, but their excrement, which is high in sugar, stains the trees and blocks photosynthesis, which eventually suffocates the trees, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Founded in Brazil by Ailton Pereira, the process converts agro-industrial waste into textile colorants designed to reduce reliance on petrochemical dyes.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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Twenty-six other states have followed in California’s footsteps with legislation — some signed into law, others still in progress — that would either ban, restrict or require labels for artificial colorants.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Turmeric tints the cream an almost glowing gold, and a heap of sharp white cheddar melts straight into the mix, giving it both body and tang.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Nov. 2025
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Anyone who tints or colors their hair knows all about this.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over-micing of the looming Tim the Enchanter, against a psychedelic overboil of bright, surreal colorings on the screens, washed out much of the scene below.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Next, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings, texturizers and glue-like emulsifiers, ingredients are mixed, heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Dyes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyes. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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