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Recent Examples of discoloration
Signs and symptoms of a Vibrio skin infection include fever, redness, pain, swelling, warmth, discoloration and discharge, per the CDC’s website.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Outside, shoes can fall victim to the rain, leading to mildew, discoloration, and in general, uncomfortably soaked shoes.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Cercospora fungi, on the other hand, are most common on plants like Swiss chard and beets and often cause leaf discoloration in addition to small leaf holes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
The sun also helps to brighten your whites when air drying, but the key is to not air dry your clothes too long since the sun can then cause discoloration from the UV rays.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Outside, shoes can fall victim to the rain, leading to mildew, discoloration, and in general, uncomfortably soaked shoes.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Cercospora fungi, on the other hand, are most common on plants like Swiss chard and beets and often cause leaf discoloration in addition to small leaf holes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
The sun also helps to brighten your whites when air drying, but the key is to not air dry your clothes too long since the sun can then cause discoloration from the UV rays.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoloration
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Strong as a Board Courtesy of Dyneema Thanks to that outer layer of Dyneema, the new Woven Composite has 10 times the abrasion resistance and five times the tear resistance of the older fabric.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 July 2025
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Additionally, Ozcan noted how graphene provides high abrasion resistance and thermal regulation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
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Instead of developing its own native system from scratch, Renault uses a Google operating system.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Writing your own code (from scratch, at least,) has become quaint.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
15 July 2025
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“Discoloration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoloration. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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