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Recent Examples of discolored
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, other plants struggle when light levels drop in winter, developing spindly stems and discolored leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
The women said their treatment included severe cramping during dialysis, treatment sessions cut short or missed, and poor machine maintenance, such as broken parts, discolored tubing, and machine settings that were set incorrectly.
—Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
City officials also put a message out on social media Sunday night, warning residents in the area of possible power outages and discolored water.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
State inspectors find deficiencies Not long before the most recent brown water incident, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management inspected the town’s water company August 5 and found deficiencies, though the report makes no correlation between the findings and the discolored water.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
One of the most common diseases is large patch (Rhizoconia solani), which looks like round, discolored patches that range from a few inches to several feet in diameter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
In a rural Louisiana farming community of 20,000 people, Meta is building a 4-million-square-foot AI data center, even as locals in Georgia grapple with a dwindling and discolored water supply following the construction of a similar facility that began in 2018.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Some discolored areas on the bones that were not charred may have been blackened by smoke exposure, according to the study.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In addition to the mud and dirt, the slush contains salt and other chemicals that can fade fabrics, weaken fibers, and leave leather dry and discolored.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for discolored
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Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.—
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The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.—
Verb
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An inspector found raw salmon in the same container as raw beef and a tall white ice bucket, metal pans, plastic containers and spatulas soiled with leftover food debris.—
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While suitable for items needing a fast refresh, notably soiled, stained, or smelly clothes require a more intensive wash cycle.—
Adjective
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Regardless, in what appears to be a marked act of aggression, the masked federal agent proceeds to curse at the driver and order her out of her car.—
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The department said that under California law, drivers must stop for pedestrians who are crossing the street in both marked and unmarked crosswalks.—
Verb
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Take some time to go around to each window and remove cobwebs, dust, or dirt with your vacuum and brush attachment or a broom so these aren't smudged along your window during the cleaning process.—
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In an almost identical look, Tessa Thompson’s London Film Festival look was all about dark polish, black, smudged eye-corners and peach lips.—
Adjective
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However, buying organic bassinet sheets often gives you the peace of mind knowing they are unbleached, non-dyed and chemical-free.—
Verb
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The boundaries blurred quickly.—
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Their guests are capitalizing on the clout economy, where the line between influencer and entrepreneur is blurred and attention is the most valuable asset.—
Adjective
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Grating anything is usually a knuckle-threatening chore—but this stippled ceramic dish from Japan makes it into its own soothing ritual, turning a brown stem into liquidish gold with a few easy rubs.—
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The page squinted up at the nightingale, her dull feathers and stippled breast.—
Verb
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Highways, viaducts, giant interchanges, and a major Metro junction viciously mutilated São Paulo’s downtown in the 1960s and ’70s, demoting it from a popular residential area to a commercial transfer hub, overcrowded and polluted by day but forlorn by night.—
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Their natural environment is being polluted and burned down, and people still hunt them for their meat.—
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“Discolored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discolored. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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