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Recent Examples of sepia
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Equally moody is Caillier’s textural take on Foliage, weaving branches of sepia, sage green, and sky-blue hues into a cocooning oak leaf motif.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Brion O’Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2019
All the group has to go on is an old, wallet-sized sepia photograph.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
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Noun
Washes include sepia blue, ochre blue, graphite, brown black and more.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Equally moody is Caillier’s textural take on Foliage, weaving branches of sepia, sage green, and sky-blue hues into a cocooning oak leaf motif.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Cyclists have always adapted to a variety of terrain, as those old, sepia-tone photographs of the Tour de France from the early 1900s will attest.
—Brion O’Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2019
All the group has to go on is an old, wallet-sized sepia photograph.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sepia
Noun
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This hiring cycle became a monochrome echo of decades past.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Like the United Kingdom’s Princess of Wales, Princess Charlene often styles monochrome looks for royal outings and special occasions.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Al-Bakoush, 58, appeared Friday afternoon in federal court in Washington, wearing a gray hoodie and using a wheelchair.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Rocky, meanwhile, wore a black double-breasted coat with a tie-waist, a spotty gray-blue shirt and coordinating patterned tie, navy slacks, square toe black loafers, a large Bottega Veneta tote, and Ray-Bans.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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First observed on Aug 19, 1991, the day commemorates the invention of the daguerreotype, a photographic process developed in 1837.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 July 2025
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And the massive collection of photographic plates the Harvard Computers used in their work began with a July 17, 1850 daguerreotype of the star Vega.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Wise and others have proposed creating the replacement spaces by reducing the width of a sandy berm that divides the Kellogg Park parking lot on the west side of Camino del Oro.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mexico’s iconic Yucatan Peninsula is a place of contrasts, where impenetrable jungle meets wide open ocean, lush vegetation meets sandy shores, and vibrant energy meets pure serenity.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This work offers a new platform for designing efficient photo-electrocatalysts and advancing next-generation solar–electrochemical energy conversion systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this week at a photo call in London, Robbie also dipped her toe into the late 1700s by way of a John Galliano brocade frock coat styled with a black mini skirt, thigh-high scarlet red stockings and satin Manolo Blahnik pumps.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Non-chocolate candy has also seen price increases.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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Non-chocolate candy is taking the lead this Halloween, with gummies and other colorful sweets outselling chocolate treats, according to new data from market research firm Circana.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What remains are memories and photographs—both of which can be quietly compromised by the presence of cell phones.—
Nikita Khanna,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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In another photograph, a pangolin orphaned by poachers is comforted with a blanket at a rescue center in South Africa.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Simply betting the most likely player to score a touchdown isn’t always optimal because sportsbooks provide those players with short, or chalky, odds to reach paydirt.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Their gravel soils sit upon a limestone plateau and give the wine its chalky characteristics and bold minerality.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Sepia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepia. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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