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Brightly hued paints and embellishments would have created the illusion that statues were alive—and scents would have added to that illusion, Brøns tells All That’s Interesting’s Kaleena Fraga.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025 Dressed in a joyful orange ensemble, Fox was flanked by her fellow choir members, each dressed in a richly hued jewel tone of their choice.—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Shining then at a magnitude of -0.2 (just a trifle brighter than the similarly hued star Arcturus), Mercury should be readily visible, appearing low in the western sky and setting more than 1.5 hours after the sun.—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025 While a Southern garden needn’t have the comprehensive variety of flowers just listed to be an inviting escape, our readers were quick to point out all the brightly hued blossoms that define a Southern garden, naming rhododendrons, lily of the valley, and dahlias as well.—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hued
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hued was
before the 12th century
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