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as in described
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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as in tinted
to give color or a different color to
I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
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Recent Examples of painted
Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
The upscale property is housed in a 1950s Portuguese colonial-style building painted the most charming shade of pink.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
But Cheney rarely tried to combat the image painted by critics and comedians of him as a dour partisan, dark and forbidding.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Another showed the child getting her nails painted a shimmery pink color by a professional in another picture.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
And with that, the NFL playoff picture began to be painted and put into focus in Week 9 of the 2025 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The president has painted the outcome as existential to the country's future.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Devastation left behind Across the Caribbean, officials painted a consistent picture of the destruction Melissa left behind.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Isherwood, then 63, posed for Hockney in their Santa Monica home, but Bachardy, 33, was overseas at the time, and so Hockney painted him from a photograph.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Have no subfascia, just pre-painted fascia board.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Arrange a garland across the table with natural elements and painted gold accents to tie the look together.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
The upscale property is housed in a 1950s Portuguese colonial-style building painted the most charming shade of pink.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
But Cheney rarely tried to combat the image painted by critics and comedians of him as a dour partisan, dark and forbidding.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Another showed the child getting her nails painted a shimmery pink color by a professional in another picture.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
And with that, the NFL playoff picture began to be painted and put into focus in Week 9 of the 2025 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The president has painted the outcome as existential to the country's future.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Devastation left behind Across the Caribbean, officials painted a consistent picture of the destruction Melissa left behind.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Isherwood, then 63, posed for Hockney in their Santa Monica home, but Bachardy, 33, was overseas at the time, and so Hockney painted him from a photograph.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for painted
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Prior to its closure in 2020, the Surrey operated as a union hotel for decades, with nearly 100 union- represented employees—many of them women, immigrants, and people of color.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The platform, best described as part creative incubator and part distribution hub, is designed for the mobile attention economy without sacrificing substance or style.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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In a phone call last spring, Kashunamiut School District Superintendent Jeanne Campbell described a host of problems related to the Chevak school's boiler and broken water pipes that impacted the fire sprinkler system.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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Each treat is tinted in a fall hue to correlate with the festive flavor.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
Adjective
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For her, as a Sagittarius, that means a love of spice, though a Virgo may feel more drawn to earthy greens.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
17 Oct. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if people ask tougher questions or simply feel more drawn to taboo topics.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As depicted in the film, the real Kelley also got to know Goring’s family, delivering letters from the German military man to his wife.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hatchie is the project of Harriette Pilbeam, one part dream-pop, another shoegaze, and which, earlier in her career, the Australian singer and songwriter depicted as a creative mashup of Cocteau Twins with Kylie Minogue.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Worn Plastic Containers Are your plastic containers stained, smelly, cracked, half-melted, or turning rough like sandpaper?—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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The costume, which has made waves online, features Fox in a pink suit stained with fake blood, meant to resemble the former first lady shortly after the assassination of her husband.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The first adaptation of author Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel came in 1931, when Boris Karloff portrayed the monster in Frankenstein.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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On the big screen, Harford cared for Sandra Dee’s Rosalie Stocker in The Wild and the Innocent (1959) and portrayed the opportunistic older sister of Natalie Wood’s unstable title character in Inside Daisy Clover (1965), the melodrama directed by Robert Mulligan.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Her journal entries turn despairing and remorseful, colored by moral outrage.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The boxes, which are typically brightly colored despite the name, appeared blackened by fire or smoke exposure in the photos.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Painted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/painted. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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