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Recent Examples of discolor
Much of the complex has discolored with time; birds nest behind the panels of its facade.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
Hypertrophic scars are raised, round, and discolored.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Similarly, soap scum, moisture, and grime can seep into the grout in the bathroom, staining and discoloring the grout lines.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Most of his body was covered in a blanket except his feet, which were already discolored, court records show.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025
Hypertrophic scars are raised, round, and discolored.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Similarly, soap scum, moisture, and grime can seep into the grout in the bathroom, staining and discoloring the grout lines.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Most of his body was covered in a blanket except his feet, which were already discolored, court records show.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolor
Verb
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One after the next, their headlights were blinding, an eraser smudging out the night.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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Drying Your Nails At Home There is nothing more disheartening than taking time to paint your nails at home only to smudge them minutes later.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix a garbage disposal jumps to number one on your to do list—after all, garbage disposal problems can be inconvenient and dirty affairs, with odors wafting up and soiled liquid dripping from the drain pipe below.—
Steven John,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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His face is a death mask: gaunt and soiled, teeth pebbly, eyes dilated but piercing in their last hint of blued luminescence.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But that luster has tarnished, as the company has struggled to keep up with shifts in consumer and societal demands.—
Lenora Chu,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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The new league could add more costs for the NBA and its owners but also tarnish its brand or create friction for European fans of existing teams who do not join the NBA’s league or feel slighted by it.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The brush fire blackened about 100 square feet before being extinguished by firefighters, deputies said in the news release.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Feb. 2025
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In Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu, history burned and blackened the sky.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, Trump made attacking trans athletes a major issue on the campaign trail, even smearing Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif, a cis woman, as an abusive trans woman days before the November 2024 election.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
7 Feb. 2025
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Presently, my then-one-year-old son toddled into the room and proceeded to smear his sticky hands all over the walls of our den.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Expanding outdated, polluting infrastructure exacerbates climate change and threatens our future.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Aside from the methane smell that permeates the area around the landfill and the dust that pollutes our air, the decaying trash is most certainly leaching into the Biscayne Aquifer, the source of our drinking water.—
Jacqueline Railey,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Grease dirtied the handles of the ovens, the microwave ovens and the coolers.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Or maybe your seat cushions are sunken in or stained.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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In her home design YouTube videos, Gater frequently makes over second-hand items like hutches, tables, and cabinets by adding coats of paint or stain and replacing the hardware.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Discolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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