blacken
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The herb has been used for more than 1,000 years and has traditionally been associated with "blacken hair and nourish essence."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 7, 2026
These incidents may temporarily blacken the eyes of the NBA and Major League Baseball but sports gambling is here to stay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
If the VX4 ever were to become the mass public transport that Vertical wants it to be, it might literally blacken the skies.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Sarit and Itamar opted to leave the onion on the grill to blacken thoroughly — but only on the surface.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2021
If it’s a multiple choice test, I choose both “A” and “B,” although considering the crew, I may just blacken in choice “D” with my number two pencil.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
When the ice blackens it's ability to reflect the sun diminishes and this accelerates the melting of the ice.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
"The extent of the destruction blackens our hearts, I apologise for the losses," Mitsotakis said in a televised address, promising his government would stand by all those hurt by the blazes.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2021
A plume of smoke rises up above the streetlamps and blackens the sky.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 26, 2019
The main downside is aesthetic: Silver diamine fluoride blackens the brownish decay on a tooth.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2016
The storm that blackens the horizon is sweeping toward us at a frightening pace, its lightning forking closer with each passing second.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
An unburned pine cone lies on the floor of the blackened forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Close to the scene where the remains were found, patches of ground appeared blackened and some vegetation showed signs of fire damage.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Salisbury was colorful: A mixed martial arts enthusiast, he once appeared at the agency’s headquarters with his face bruised and eye blackened from a recent bout.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Earlier this week, an incinerated roe deer was seen lying on the blackened ground.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The men began to prod the unforgiving earth with their spades, then reached down and lifted up the once white casket, now dirt blackened, and forced open the lid.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
The mood among many Labour MPs is darkening, even blackening.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Algae lying dormant on the ice starts blooming in spring blackening large areas of the ice.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
Meanwhile, California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded on Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The midday gray blackening, then brightening, on account of a remote and veiled disk of sun and moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
Outside, Dill appeared even more wan and pale than usual under the blackening sky.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
