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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean
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2
as in to stain
to give color or a different color to
I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
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as in makeup
preparations intended to beautify the face
after the play was over, the actress emerged to greet her fans with paint still on her face
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Recent Examples of paint
Sam Mulick, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Stephenson has his helmet painted in the blue, green and red of the county’s flag.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Young also took 10 field goals in the paint without earning a free throw.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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Verb
While in Japan, Luca worked meticulously with the artists to ensure the miniatures were painted lifelike, not flawlessly.
—Sam Mulick, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Stephenson has his helmet painted in the blue, green and red of the county’s flag.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Noun
While Schmidt’s allegations target Hamilton, a series of court records reviewed by The Star paint a more complex picture that does not back up the core of his claims.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Young also took 10 field goals in the paint without earning a free throw.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paint
Verb
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The shooter is described as a man in his 30s.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Sergei Shoigu, Russia's former defense minister and now secretary of its Security Council, also rejected Zelenskyy’s claim, describing it as a scare tactic to attract more Western aid for Kyiv.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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But staining showed no RNA or DNA molecules, indicating that the cells were definitely dead.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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The Bruins’ bat boy’s tears stained the front of Cholowsky’s jersey as his sobs grew heavier by the second.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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There’s also a David Mallett hair salon, a nail bar, and a special area for makeup.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Protect Other Bathroom Items In small bathrooms, your entire makeup stash might be an inch away from tumbling into the toilet.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Braun said Panish had sought to portray his client as hiding in the bushes near the crash site, but in reality, those bushes were vines and the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Erickson was easily seen.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Yet cultural stereotypes continue to portray White athletes as less athletic, less gifted and less deserving of elite status.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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In the restaurant, there is no dedicated children’s menu but meal requests can be made, and there are coloring books and activity packs to keep little ones amused.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Now iconic green, the statue was copper-colored for around 30 years until the metal had oxidized.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Wynn, who died last spring and for whom a wing of Zumthor’s aerodynamic structure is named, donated a Francis Bacon triptych depicting Bacon’s friend and fellow-painter Lucian Freud, the only Bacons on display in a public Los Angeles museum.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Moscow has long sought to depict its victory as an inevitability, demanding enormous Ukrainian concessions in exchange for any halt to the invasion -- and since January 2025 often with the explicit or implicit backing of the White House.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The wet process involves washing jeans with water, chemicals and treatments that lighten or tint the denim.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Creamy and well-pigmented, this is designed to tint the lips with barely-there color, applied without precision, and flushed out with the smudger tool on the opposite end of the crayon.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The latter has access to the psychic beacon of the Astronomican, which is used to correctly navigate the galaxy and the chaos of Warpspace, but in the Dark Imperium (Nihilus), faster-than-light travel has been rendered almost impossible.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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Officers and emergency medical personnel attempted to render aid, but McFarland was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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“Paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paint. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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