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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
Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The sky turned sepia, the sun erased.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 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
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
The sky turned sepia, the sun erased.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sepia
Adjective
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Her eyes were technically blue, but really more gray; other people’s blue eyes seemed to draw commentary, but no one ever remarked on hers.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Saturday morning on campus in Westwood was gray and groggy.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Back in 1995, Brandy lit up the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet with a bold red lip that matched her monochrome look—giving us one of her earliest and most iconic beauty statements.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each technology is available in both monochrome and color versions, and each of those four categories (color and mono lasers, plus color and mono ink tank printers) is also available in both single-function and all-in-one (AIO) versions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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A number of factors contribute to the erosion of the Outer Banks barrier islands, including their low-lying and naturally sandy character, which leaves them vulnerable to shifting and wave action.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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If your soil is excessively sandy or slow-draining clay, consider a different type of turfgrass.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 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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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.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the two stop, Wallen asked the officer to comb his hair before taking any photos.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 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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Entitled Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, the statute bars both photographs and broadcasting from the courtroom of a federal criminal trial.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fingerprint matrix Ordinary imaging methods, whether photographs, sonar, or ultrasound scans, rely on sending a wave toward an object and analyzing the portion that bounces back.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sepia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepia. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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