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
Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Plus, the shade range recently doubled—so there’s plenty of tints with subtle shimmer to choose from.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
The Tennessee Highway Patrol, which leads the task force’s traffic enforcement efforts, usually initiates the traffic stops — often for minor violations such as a broken taillight or windows tinted too dark.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Keep scrolling for more beauty picks, including a lip tint Sarah Pidgeon took from the Love Story set that’s on sale for $15.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Plus, the shade range recently doubled—so there’s plenty of tints with subtle shimmer to choose from.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Volodymyr Ihorovych Molchanov, 24, of Stamford turned himself in Monday on charges of second-degree assault, reckless driving and illegally tinted windows, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
The Tennessee Highway Patrol, which leads the task force’s traffic enforcement efforts, usually initiates the traffic stops — often for minor violations such as a broken taillight or windows tinted too dark.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tint
Noun
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Lucchese had American alligator cowboy boots in a shade called black cherry for sale for $17,000.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The couple made their entrance — arm in arm — with Sonenshein in a tea-length, corseted gown and Vahle in a bespoke suit the shade of a Liguria olive.—
Kit Warchol,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stojka came to painting decades later, in her mid-fifties, with the mission of depicting life in the concentration camps.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Kennealy, despite a long history in the Baker administration, has tried to paint himself as independent of the popular former governor.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These teams are growing fiber from bacteria, engineering cotton that comes out of the ground in color and creating silk like fibers from compost.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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The centrality of the extra-long flyback chronograph seconds hand (in a straw-yellow color) nods to his belief that the watch is, at heart, an instrument.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On TikTok, short videos often show people traveling to Turkey to fix their uneven or stained teeth and transform their smiles.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Customize it by painting the wood a fun color or staining it for a rustic look.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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Enjoy the mixture of black, blue and yellow hues on the male.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The shampoo uses highly concentrated violet pigments (which give it that signature purple hue) to neutralize yellow tones on contact.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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All sizes are dyed without the use of harmful chemicals and are easy to machine wash and dry on a low setting.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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The bag is fashioned from the hide of a Niloticus crocodile, which has been carefully hand-dyed to create a white-to-grey ombre that evokes the Himalayan mountains.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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However, Bessent took a different tone when the possibility of being the Fed chair came up.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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With Hunter setting the tone in the trenches, Texas Tech reached the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This product is seriously pigmented — a little goes a long way — and doesn’t fade even after hours of wear.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The lacquers are highly pigmented and as glossy as your regular gel mani—no UV light necessary.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Tint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tint. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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