1
: made tawny or brown by exposure to the sun : tanned
bronzed skin
… holiday homes and shopwindows hopefully displaying images of bronzed beauties.John Updike
2
: coated with a substance to create the appearance of bronze
a bronzed sculpture
bronzed baby shoes

Examples of bronzed in a Sentence

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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025 Eight years ago, we were introduced to Trump in vivid technicolor: her bronzed complexion and piercing blue eyes perfectly framed inside her caramel balayage. Leah Dolan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 Image Image Around 8 p.m., guests sat down for a dinner of bronzed salmon and speeches reflecting on the impact of the Sundance Institute. Kim Raff, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 From warm-toned blowouts and blunt cuts, to bronzed makeup and classic manicures, this week set the tone for 2025. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bronzed 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bronzed was in 1842

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“Bronzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronzed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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