as in to paint
to give color or a different color to
dyed her hair a startling red
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Recent Examples of dye
Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
The Latin superstar’s dark brown beard dye coloring package is now available at CVS, Sally Beauty, Amazon and the Rewind It 10 website.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
When Trump selected Vance as his running mate in July 2024, Vance also dyed his gray hair to brown to possibly appear more youthful.
—Therèsa M. Winge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Explore Allergy-Friendly Brands: Popular allergy-friendly treat brands like Yum Earth, Made Good, and Partake offer products that are often free of the nine major allergens, as well as gluten, artificial dyes, and GMOs.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
The Latin superstar’s dark brown beard dye coloring package is now available at CVS, Sally Beauty, Amazon and the Rewind It 10 website.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
Lightweight outerwear laundered and dyed like denim, elevated utility details, natural dyes, unbleached cottons, linen mixes, artful destruction and open weaves help tell the story.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
When Trump selected Vance as his running mate in July 2024, Vance also dyed his gray hair to brown to possibly appear more youthful.
—Therèsa M. Winge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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The paint was created by the British artist Stuart Temple using 64% real silver flakes and pigments blended into an acrylic paint suspension.Trinity Francis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Line with a berry lip liner first for precision, then glide the pigment on.Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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He’s finally painted the town in the colors of his mother’s desperate dreams, but there will be no verbal acknowledgment of pride to drown out her final words of hate.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Combining genetics with historical information and archeological evidence allows researchers to paint both a more complete and more accurate picture, and demonstrates how teamwork from different disciplines can unearth rich, complex stories.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Kura touts its preparation using high-quality ingredients free of artificial sweeteners, seasonings, preservatives and colorings.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
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The salon, which has been open for more than three decades, offers hairstyling, hair coloring, hair extension, skin care, and smoothing treatments.Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes, traffickers stain ivory to look like wood or coat it in chocolate to make it through inspections.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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A number of the belongings appeared to be stained with blood.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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But her images, which often contain jarring bursts of color, rarely appeared to outright represent these subjects.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Supporters say forced labor in state prisons is a vestige of slavery and that the practice disproportionately affects people of color.Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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The easiest way to play with berry makeup is to do so by tinting the lips in rich grape and raspberry shades.Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Often mistaken for a fungus, the plant is a pale, translucent white in bloom—sometimes tinted pink or, rarely, a deep red.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2024
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Then there’s your milk jugs, anything with colorant, and yogurt cups, butter tubs or cold Starbucks cups.Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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The Details: Available sizes: 1–7 Materials: Wood pulp, sodium polyacrylate, polypropylene, polyethylene, adhesives, polyester, polyurethane elastics, polyolefin elastics, colorants, printing inks Wetness indicator?Jessica Booth, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dye. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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