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Recent Examples of sepia
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
Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The restaurants are ginned-up to look and feel like a country store—old tin signs and license plates, sepia-toned pictures, rocking chairs, and all the rest.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
Two Pianos begins in the thick of night, saturated in the sepia shadows of the Vieux Lyon quarter’s historic architecture and cobblestone streets, and moves gradually toward a crisp autumn light.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The restaurants are ginned-up to look and feel like a country store—old tin signs and license plates, sepia-toned pictures, rocking chairs, and all the rest.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sepia
Adjective
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Head to Amazon now to pick up the Athmile Wide-Leg Sweatpants while they’re marked down in black and gray.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The pop star went with dark gray pointy-toe heels boasting a lace-up silhouette that wrapped around her ankles.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Winfrey also wore a cream-colored sweater beneath her blazer to complete her monochrome approach to power dressing.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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His palette is limited and monochrome.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For ten days in July, fighter jets roared, infantry exchanged fire in crowded streets, and mobile missile launchers twirled their payloads from sandy beachheads as part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Beach Club Villas will occupy 23 beachfront parcels, each one acre with about 150 feet of sandy beach frontage, with prices beginning at $7 million for the land.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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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Non-chocolate versions of these treats have been sold before, of course, but their sheer prevalence in the midst of a cocoa crisis is notable.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
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Flavors featured mini-chocolate-chip stracciatella, Sacher Torte, and a wide selection of sorbets.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Kayla Rupp,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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Scott shared photos of the pair at the event on Instagram, including a snap of the two posing in glittery outfits.—
Jolene Latimer,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How To Remove Hard-Water Stains Shower doors often develop chalky, white, hard-water stains from droplets of water drying on the glass.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Miner said that without additives, the taste can be slightly chalky.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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In one room, drawers full of clippings, photographs and notes are devoted to each season, starting with the original Texans campaign in 1960.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sepia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepia. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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