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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
Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
In recent years, Haines sported prosthetics to portray Carl from Up, Joy Behar wore a long nose to play Pinocchio, and Whoopi Goldberg painted her skin yellow to play Marge Simpson.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The Project Runway star shared teases of herself wearing green paint and prosthetics.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Prine’s legacy at Stella’s is remembered with a colorful mural painted on a large fence at the back of the restaurant’s courtyard.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
In recent years, Haines sported prosthetics to portray Carl from Up, Joy Behar wore a long nose to play Pinocchio, and Whoopi Goldberg painted her skin yellow to play Marge Simpson.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
In the first half against the Bucks, the Kings went 14 of 16 at the foul line with a 36-30 advantage on points in the paint.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The Project Runway star shared teases of herself wearing green paint and prosthetics.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paint
Verb
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In the early 2010s, Courtois was part of the team that discovered and described the Laniakea supercluster of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Roberts Giuffre died by suicide in April, months before the publication of her book describing years of abuse.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Drone footage shows eight officers approach a motionless Green who appeared slumped over with a large pool of blood staining the driveway.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Foods like coffee, red wine, fruit and vegetable juices, grease and oils, tea, tomato sauce, and spices like turmeric and curry can stain, as well as ink, markers, and some cleaning chemicals.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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And many of her makeup looks are not really designed to be worn out to a party, as the prosthetics can get pretty hot and sometimes even impair her visibility.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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In pictures shared on Instagram, Lovato looks unrecognizable in bright white face makeup and half her hair covered by a bald cap.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the time, Agnes had been working with General Mills as one of the women who anonymously portrayed Betty Crocker on the radio.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The annulment, first reported by Sports Business Journal, came as a surprise, given that the parties had portrayed the deal as having been consummated.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And in late March and early April, when the winds still bite, the first piping plovers, tiny and sand-colored, return to the Rockaways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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While the standoff shows no immediate sign of easing, investors and policy decision-makers are flying blind without federal data to help color their perceptions about the health of the economy.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hines also said her memoir, Unscripted, depicts her relationship with her husband in a positive light.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, the substance of their scenes is as much a matter of Mateus’s images as of the action that’s depicted.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Max out the cream cheese theme by adding swirls or dollops of rich and tangy Cream Cheese Frosting (below) tinted with gel or paste food coloring in your favorite festive holiday hues.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Camry, which had heavily tinted windows, was located at the scene.—
Kyani Reid,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Black can then be found on the tongue and laces, while the midsole is rendered in off-white.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paint. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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