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adjective

as in stained

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verb

past tense of discolor

as in soiled

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According to court records, police found Dunn deceased in a motel room with bruises on her body, including her neck and face, and her eyelids were swollen and discolored. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Resident Michelle Liu Covell, who sent us video of the discolored water back in March, says the problem has only gotten worse. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Investigators described bruising across her body, including severe bruising to her neck and face, as well as swollen and discolored eyelids. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Look for formulas that also contain ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to help hydrate skin and blur uneven or discolored areas. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2026 The first hint came from a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, with NASA satellites spotting steamy volcanic plumes and discolored water the next day. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026 Symptoms of overheating range from excessive panting and discolored gums to collapse. — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 These pests feed on most Cucurbit plants, and signs of them include discolored leaves, stunted plants, and scarred fruit in their wake. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 Furniture stains and splotches are the last thing anyone wants to think about when curating the perfect domestic space, but there’s nothing remotely enjoyable about discolored blobs on furniture. — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

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Adjective

How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
The stained glass above the front door had fallen into the street, held up only by a single cord.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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Lamb checked out of the room the next day, and a housekeeper found three large trash bags filled with bloody towels and linens that were also soiled with human waste, according to the report.

— David Goodhue August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
When To Wash Sheets In Hot Water Washing sheets in hot water every time isn’t necessary for linens that are lightly soiled—think no sweaty nights or sickness.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of soiled

Adjective

The traffic safety law, Assembly Bill 413, prohibits parking within 20 feet of the approach side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet when a curb extension is present.

— Madison Smalstig July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Their sometimes fiery back and forth in the virtual group interview was a marked contrast to some of their in-person group appearances before civic organizations and Democratic Party organizations.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

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Dark circles get enhanced rather than left alone, and liner is smudged on purpose to look slept-in.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Will Hammond, quarterback, Texas Tech Even after Cincinnati transfer Brendan Sorsby’s gambling scandal saga, which ended in Sorsby unable to play and Texas Tech leadership smudged, the Red Raiders are favored to win the Big 12.

— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of smudged

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In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The delicate stippled pattern is reminiscent of shifting clouds that add depth and movement while maintaining an airiness.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2026

Definition of stippled

Verb

Our state has thousands of sites already polluted with toxic chemicals and other pollutants, and those projects affect air quality, safe drinking water and community health for millions of Californians.

— Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Greenpeace Germany warned that oil has already polluted stretches of coastline and damaged the area's fragile ecosystem.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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