as in shade
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
her eyes have a greenish tint
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as in to paint
to give color or a different color to
if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green
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Recent Examples of tint
Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 31 May 2026
Designed for multiuse as a blush, highlighter, bronzer, or allover skin tint, the product is made with moisturizing natural oils and comes in 15 sheer, buildable shades.
—Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
For example, Miles Teller’s eyebrows, inexplicably tinted and placed.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Choose shades and tints to avoid looking like a kid's birthday party or a school sports team.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 31 May 2026
Designed for multiuse as a blush, highlighter, bronzer, or allover skin tint, the product is made with moisturizing natural oils and comes in 15 sheer, buildable shades.
—Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Verb
Jordan—who seemed more fish than girl, her bobbed blonde hair tinted green as old pennies—walked with a confidence that Ana wished for her own daughter.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
For example, Miles Teller’s eyebrows, inexplicably tinted and placed.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tint
Noun
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Whether bright red, jet black or a shade in between, natural hair color is determined by how much melanin is in your hair.—
Kathleen Felton,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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Her mother is a short way off and has seated herself on a flattish rock in the shade of an oak tree.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Verb
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For years, radical climate activists have painted a bleak view of the future.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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As readers are now no doubt aware, the 2026 regulations have painted the sport into a bit of a corner.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Rooms Each of the Douglas’s 16 rooms has its own distinct color palette, though all nod to the building’s historic roots in a refined, understated way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Such storms in turn can create auroras, vibrant displays of light that can appear in a variety of colors depending on the gases struck by the solar particles and how high up in the atmosphere the collision occurs.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
8 June 2026
Verb
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But staining showed no RNA or DNA molecules, indicating that the cells were definitely dead.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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The Bruins’ bat boy’s tears stained the front of Cholowsky’s jersey as his sobs grew heavier by the second.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Bright and colorful, the new palette blends all the hues of the Mediterranean, from the elegant teal headboards to the snug terracotta armchairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Not to be outshined, Casio G-Shock’s Grogu model branded as the Baby-G comes in a distinctive bright neon-green hue in honor of Din Djarin’s little Force-wielding apprentice.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The Grammy-winning singer has never shied away from dyeing her hair.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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After cotton is harvested, it is spun into yarn and dyed — typically with indigo, a process that can involve significant water use and chemical treatments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Shen’s hustle set an early tone.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Giglio, one of the seven Tuscan islands, has always carried that tone in its history.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Flora Shadow palettes feature beautiful shades that are fully pigmented, easy to blend and buildable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Creamy and well-pigmented, this is designed to tint the lips with barely-there color, applied without precision, and flushed out with the smudger tool on the opposite end of the crayon.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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“Tint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tint. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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