blacken
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A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years to "blacken hair and nourish essence," could be a promising alternative for managing AGA.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 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
But as the ghostly figure draws nearer, its skin rots and its eyes blacken.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
She’s prepared to leave immediately should the fire worsen or smoke blacken the sky.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022
Instead he'touched the letter to the candle flame and watched the parchment blacken, curl, and flare up.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
