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Recent Examples of dyestuff
This cutting-edge technology uses membrane separation to extract indigo dyestuffs from wastewater.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 12 Feb. 2025
The common name of the dyestuff, Tyrian purple, derives from the habitat of the mollusks, which the Phoenicians purportedly began harvesting in the 16th century B.C. in the city-state of Tyre in present-day Lebanon.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
By the close of the 19th century, German dyestuffs dominated the world market, though the first effects of acute exposures were already evident among the earliest generations of dye workers.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 12 Feb. 2025
The common name of the dyestuff, Tyrian purple, derives from the habitat of the mollusks, which the Phoenicians purportedly began harvesting in the 16th century B.C. in the city-state of Tyre in present-day Lebanon.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
By the close of the 19th century, German dyestuffs dominated the world market, though the first effects of acute exposures were already evident among the earliest generations of dye workers.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyestuff
Noun
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For those who don't already know, quartz countertops are manufactured from ground quartz, resin, and pigment.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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When temperatures drop and the days get shorter, trees get less sunlight, causing the energy-absorbing chlorophyll, which gives them their green hues, to break down and reveal the other color pigments.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When applying the dye, use a color brush to get more professional, precise results.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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One tattoo dye manufacturer estimated in 2018 that 10 million South Koreans had semi-permanent cosmetic tattoos, while three million had permanent tattoos, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, the program offers crowdfunding mentorship from Seed&Spark and coloring services from Nice Shoes.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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The vibrant coloring was cut in by a dark brown shade at her roots.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Built on the British plant colorant startup’s cellulose color platform—inspired by the natural hues of butterflies and beetles—the pigment is fully biodegradable and made sans synthetic and chemical inputs.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Except for canthaxanthin and orange B dye, the other colorants are made from petroleum.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dyestuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyestuff. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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