as in to paint
to give color or a different color to
pigmented varnishes
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Recent Examples of pigment
Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2025
As such, Geller recommends stocking up on formulas that provide volume, length, and a coat of dark, inky pigment.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
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Willow Lindley, fashion market and collaborations director
I’m obsessed with all things Westman Atelier and this is my favorite red lip product—the perfect shade, light but highly pigmented.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Other lichen adaptations to extreme conditions include metabolites that screen out UV rays and melanin pigments that also defend against radiation.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2025
As such, Geller recommends stocking up on formulas that provide volume, length, and a coat of dark, inky pigment.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Verb
Though the shades are pigmented, they still can be considered neutrals that elevate the appearance of your natural lip color.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Dior Rouge Dior Couture Color Lipstick in 846 Concorde
$49
DIOR
Willow Lindley, fashion market and collaborations director
I’m obsessed with all things Westman Atelier and this is my favorite red lip product—the perfect shade, light but highly pigmented.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigment
Noun
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The dye is pulled from regional fruits crushed between fingers.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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His formerly jet-black hair is now almost completely gray because dye isn't allowed at the jail.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
12 May 2025
Verb
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In addition to the federal case, Combs faces a torrent of civil suits that paint the one-time hip-hop kingmaker as a longtime abuser.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Having interviewed more than 50 witnesses and recovered evidence from more than 100 electronics, federal prosecutors will set out to paint Combs as a serial abuser who led a vast criminal network upheld by assistants, security guards and other employees who kept their mouths shut for years.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Boil down the water with sugar, pectin, and food coloring, according to your favorite jelly recipe.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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Morton similarly suggests getting creative with an art therapy kit or coloring book.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Moreover, the experience colored his perspective on those impoverished souls who traverse borders in search of a better life.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The Capsule Collection winner experimented with natural dyes and researched the history of coloring textiles from her Kenyan culture—specifically Samburu and Rendille tribes—and her home state of Arizona.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 May 2025
Noun
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And on March 21, Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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It is already widely used as a blue food colorant in Asia, but it is not yet authorized in the U.S.9 Butterfly pea flower extract.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Stain pens for tinting small blemishes to match the existing wood finish.—
Clark Hodgin,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Black-and-white documentary footage, sometimes tinted with red, plays as the earlier shapes flash over it, at times calling to mind a vision test.—
Stephanie Rudig,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On cross-examination, defense attorney Alan Jackson asked if grass stains could come from someone being dragged.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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The parents told him that the stains started appearing shortly after the town built a communal water pipeline to a warm spring about 5 miles away.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
12 May 2025
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“Pigment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigment. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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