as in to paint
to give color or a different color to
pigmented varnishes
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Recent Examples of pigment
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 June 2026
The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
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Guy German,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Dec. 2025
Some waxy and pigmented stains dissolve best with rubbing alcohol.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In addition to fiber, raspberries contain an array of antioxidants, including vitamin C and anthocyanins, which are plant pigments that give these berries their bright color.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 June 2026
The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.
—
Guy German,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Verb
Even better, the mattes are richly pigmented and easy to blend, so there's none of that dry, crumbly fallout.
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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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Chemistry and dye manufacturers are joining forces with Denim Deal to help scale circular denim.
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Hot water breaks down the dyes, so preserve your darkest colors and keep them looking like new by using a cold wash cycle.
Verb
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In Park Slope, fans ended the day the way many New Yorkers did, celebrating with strangers over a pint in a city painted blue and orange.
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McCarthy doesn’t paint Alex and Ethan as perfect allies or perfect victims, instead choosing to explore the shortcomings in their friendship through mostly gender-neutral growing pains.
Noun
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The star ingredient, bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate (say that five times fast), reconnects broken disulfide bonds in the hair, which can be damaged by heat styling, coloring, and everyday wear and tear.
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The colors would be unusual in North Carolina, and more common in animals bred in captivity for specific coloring.
Verb
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The first showed him walking hand-in-hand with his sons, and the second showed Jack crouched down in a church pew as one of his sons played with toys, surrounded by coloring books and stickers.
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Over 150 brightly colored, lovingly detailed cars cruised down Capitol Mall on Sunday for the fourth annual Lowrider Holiday Celebration.
Noun
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The dye free version skips the yellow colorant for a shorter ingredient list and a cleaner look.
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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.
Verb
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The wraparound aviator style is yellow-tinted, larger than life, and vintage-inspired at its core.
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The lenses can also go from clear to tinted in 10 seconds, Snap says.
Noun
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Ignoring water stains can lead to mold growth, structural damage, or costly repairs over time.
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Textra 11 Apex is not trying to replace a heavy-duty carpet extractor, and Fanttik is clear that it is not intended for stubborn, set-in stains or pet hair removal.
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“Pigment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigment. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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