1
as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean
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2
as in to stain
to give color or a different color to
I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple
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as in makeup
preparations intended to beautify the face
after the play was over, the actress emerged to greet her fans with paint still on her face
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Recent Examples of paint
Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Work authorization applications paint a mixed picture.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Our townhome floor plans are thoughtfully designed—but the fixtures, flooring, paint colors, and countertops are quite cookie-cutter.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
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Verb
Prosecutors, however, painted a different picture of the defendant, who’s been charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and other offenses for the January 2024 killing of 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn in the family’s Levittown home.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Work authorization applications paint a mixed picture.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Noun
Since the 1990s, the state has implemented a law that assesses fees against producers of lead paint and leaded gas to help treat lead poisoning in children, known as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Our townhome floor plans are thoughtfully designed—but the fixtures, flooring, paint colors, and countertops are quite cookie-cutter.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
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Verb
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These are some of the ways people have described their experience.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Under former Presidents Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, amnesty proposals were seldom described as such.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Police found items stained by blood in garbage bags in the living room closet.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Achiote stains the fish, which has also absorbed the aromatics of lemongrass, ginger and sharply citrusy calamansi juice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the legendary makeup artist behind Gabrielle Union, Tyra Banks, and even Kamala Harris, Sam Fine demonstrated the secret to blush and bronzed beauty with Juvia’s Place.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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But there are also storytellers, makeup artists, theater majors and ballerinas — Americans who probably never thought their skills would match the needs of a spy agency.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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The latter has portrayed The Waitress — the object of Day's character Charlie Kelly's obsessive, unrequited love — in 37 episodes across 16 seasons of the long-running FX series.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Kenneth Colley, the British actor who appeared in seven features for director Ken Russell and portrayed the Darth Vader underling Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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Finally, the third gallery room attempts to project a cooler, more verdant future with walls colored a serene green hue.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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More than another rulebook, the HMC for a future-proof social species will be colored by the ambition of a world that is configured to bring out the best in and for all.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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All that being said, Angel Reese or any Black man or woman should never be called or depicted as a Monkey.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Instead, the model ended up depicting World War II Nazis as Black.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Toyota of Cedar Park offered to tint the car's windows for free.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But of all the questions posed, the latest discourse has been around tinted versus un-tinted, which is better?—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
27 June 2025
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Chinese electric vehicles are becoming far more attractive, rendering Tesla's cars less appealing, particularly in global markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The government says that services rendered while a fugitive from your master are not recognized.—
Jonquilyn Hill,
Vox,
6 July 2025
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“Paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paint. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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