as in to paint
to give color or a different color to
pigmented varnishes
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Recent Examples of pigment
Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
These pigment cells come in packets called melanosomes.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
People of color also pigment more easily when their skin is damaged.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Black beauty editors donned fur boas and danced while swatching shimmer carnival-like pigments.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
These pigment cells come in packets called melanosomes.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
It should be brightly pigmented and easy to read.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
People of color also pigment more easily when their skin is damaged.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigment
Noun
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Fried tortilla chips can be high in fat and salt and may contain additional additives like MSG, artificial flavors, or dyes.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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The push to remove artificial flavors and dyes added further costs.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Always willing to suffer for the cause, Silverman was sentenced to eight days in the clink for refusing to pay a small fine levied after he was caught illegally painting a cycle lane on a residential street.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Instead of listening, her mother-in-law dismissed every point and painted herself as a victim.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Benefitting from an on-trend, mustard-yellow coloring, the object is luxe without taking itself too seriously.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its coloring fades from lighter orange on its head to darker brown on its tail tip.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It’s crafted from a blend of natural fibers (40 percent wool and 60 percent jute) that creates streaks of darker and lighter-colored strands throughout the rug.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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By September, aspen and balsam poplar trees at the entrance are a brilliant yellow, and scrub vegetation (also known as the taiga) turns rust colored, making for an impressive vista.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Read More: The 9 Most Underrated Healthy Foods Flavorings and additives Natural fruit compounds, artificial colorants, and tannins in wine can cause headaches, GI symptoms, or hives in sensitive people.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
22 July 2025
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The research also provides baseline information for change in light of the national spotlight on removing certain colorants from the food supply, especially from schools, said Pomeranz, who was not involved in the study.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The designer brand is launching La Beauté Louis Vuitton on August 29, a makeup line featuring lipsticks, tinted balms and eyeshadow palettes, created in partnership with legendary makeup artist Dame Pat McGrath.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Iron oxide gives tinted sunscreen its color, and it's also commonly used to lend a skin-toney hue to concealer and foundation.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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For example, stainless steel sinks are fairly cheap, durable, easy to clean and resistant to stains and rust.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pigment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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