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adjective

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as in stained

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dyed

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verb

past tense of dye
as in painted
to give color or a different color to dyed her hair a startling red

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  1. painted
  2. marked
  3. colored
  4. flecked
Verb
  • The main construction material was mudbrick painted with plaster.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Case hinges on how Americans buy groceries During the three-week trial in a Portland courtroom, the FTC and the companies painted differing views of the grocery market.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of painted
Adjective
  • With drivers like Justin Haley, Michael McDowell, and Carson Hocevar joining the ranks, Spire Motorsports is making marked improvements in its talent pool.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The pick is a marked turn from outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who cracked down on digital assets following a 2022 market rout that unveiled fraudulent practices and resulted in expensive blowups, including the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX, followed by crypto lenders Genesis and Celsius.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of marked
Verb
  • Numbers and colored contours on a map are not sufficient and really never have been.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • These small, dimpled bumps look white, pink, or skin-colored.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of colored
Adjective
  • The dashboard is swathed in a flecked, mélange-style fabric that is based on a traditional Japanese hand-weaving technique called Nishijin-ori.
    Mara Balagtas McIlwrath, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023
  • The melton coat sits over a flecked tweed suit—contrasting the matte outerwear with mottled textures beneath.
    Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2023
Definition of flecked
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