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dye

[dahy] / daɪ /
NOUN
coloring agent
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WEAK
bleach whitener


VERB
change color with mixture
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Last year, the company changed its popular strawberry shake and signature pink lemonade recipes to remove red dye No. 40, a synthetic additive used to give foods and drinks a bright red hue.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Digital disaffection has bled into our lives like dye onto white linen, creeping through every inch of the fabric until it’s covered in amorphous patterns of color; some beautiful, some painfully ugly.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

By analyzing how the dye moved, the AI could estimate both the speed of the fluid and the permeability of the surrounding brain tissue.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

When, in 1978, he decided to make bold-colored cashmere sweaters for women, a dye expert said he was “crazy to dye cashmere in these colors.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“And anyway," Riccio declared as he came to the end, “the fat liar does dye his beard after all. So I get three brand-new comics from you, Hornet—you haven't forgotten our bet, have you?"

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

In-N-Out Burger this week announced several menu changes in line with a recent push to reduce use of artificial dyes and processed ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

She marked the cells with different fluorescent dyes and then isolated those that reacted to activin.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

But they bought more chewing gum, mouthwash and hair dyes - products that counter common GLP-1 side effects like thinning hair and bad breath.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

As consumers move away from artificial dyes, Mars is releasing a new line of M&M’s without synthetic colors later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Her mother had planned to teach her the art of the dyes, but the time had not yet come before the illness struck.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

Jimin, his hair grown long and dyed blond, was the night’s standout in a mesh top he paired with what looked an awful lot like somebody’s grandpa’s fishing vest.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The hand-spun yarn dyed in natural colours is woven on handlooms, packing in between 300 and several thousand knots per square inch, depending on the intricacy of the design.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

"Everyone thought, since I was about eight, that I dyed my hair," she said.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Patrizia’s of Williamsburg, a family-style Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, has a special called Jalen Brunson Rigatoni—pasta dyed with organic blueberry extract and an orange-colored cream sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

“Nobody’s ever asked me to a party before, as a friend! Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

With spinning, weaving, dyeing and knitting facilities -- the Glo-Djigbe site exported its first garments in 2024 for the French retailer Kiabi, followed by other international brands such as US Polo.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Unlike conventional textiles, where color is applied through dyeing, sea silk generates its golden hue from the arrangement of proteins within the fiber itself.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

Placed against other modern threats posed by media consolidation, the notion of whether dyeing iconic black-and-white movies heralded the beginning of cinema’s end seems quaint.

From Salon May 8, 2026

She doesn’t regret any of it — except for dyeing her hair orange, she confesses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2025

“The workers are finished. Alter the Gathering and this year’s Song, you’ll be able to start dyeing new threads for the robe.”

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry




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