as in to paint
to give color or a different color to
pigmented varnishes
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Recent Examples of pigment
Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 May 2026
These finger oximeters are less sensitive in people with darker skin pigment, which likely leads to underestimates of severity.
—Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Lily Wohlner, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
Some waxy and pigmented stains dissolve best with rubbing alcohol.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Aptly named, Robinson explains that tinted eye creams are basically skin care for the eyes that also contain some sort of tint or pigment.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 May 2026
These finger oximeters are less sensitive in people with darker skin pigment, which likely leads to underestimates of severity.
—Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Verb
Even better, the mattes are richly pigmented and easy to blend, so there's none of that dry, crumbly fallout.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
Some waxy and pigmented stains dissolve best with rubbing alcohol.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigment
Noun
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But there are also places like Bar DKDC, a small music venue next to the beauty salon turned restaurant where Priscilla Presley got her curl-and-dye job.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Add a color-catcher sheet that will capture some of the loose dyes that may be in the wash water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Israel prohibits many construction materials from entering Gaza, so the structure was created by welding sheets of metal together and painting them white.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Or is Williamson, facing sentencing, just trying to paint herself in a sympathetic light?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Last year, Makary appeared at a news conference announcing the HHS and FDA would be implementing a series of measures to phase out eight artificial food dyes and colorings from America's food supply by the end of 2026.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Most complexity theorists study how hard problems like three-coloring are (in this case, how many steps are needed to find a valid coloring).—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The snake is copper-colored, light brown or tan.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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The Xerces Society offers free, print-at-home signs including a kids' version that children can color.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The dye free version skips the yellow colorant for a shorter ingredient list and a cleaner look.—
Jamie Thilman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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There was a push to use American dyes and colorants to stave off a deep economic recession—there wasn’t really any other choice—but the cold commercial reality dumped water all over that flag-waving parade.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Aptly named, Robinson explains that tinted eye creams are basically skin care for the eyes that also contain some sort of tint or pigment.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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For example, Miles Teller’s eyebrows, inexplicably tinted and placed.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are so many different stain colors on the market.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 May 2026
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Will homemade detergent work on tough stains?—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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“Pigment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigment. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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