as in monochrome
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Meanwhile, in San Jose, Costa Rica (signified by the vaguely racist shift in sepia tone from bright-yellow to reddish-orange sepia), Kaitlyn and Byron are getting into some vintage CIA/cartel deal-making with Pablo Carrillo.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Superstar country band Midland's peerless understanding of aesthetics and dynamics makes their every interaction with the universe feel like it's dipped in amber and swathed in vintage sepia tones best regarded as Instagram filters in the modern era.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
The video captivates with a vintage flair reminiscent of 1940s film noir dipped in warm sepia tones.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
Ironically, our new lioness recruitment episode takes us back to Iraq (or a facsimile of Iraq, only distinguishable from the faux-Mexico of the first episode via a slight change in sepia tone saturation) but just long enough to ensure their prospective asset into the program.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Superstar country band Midland's peerless understanding of aesthetics and dynamics makes their every interaction with the universe feel like it's dipped in amber and swathed in vintage sepia tones best regarded as Instagram filters in the modern era.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
The video captivates with a vintage flair reminiscent of 1940s film noir dipped in warm sepia tones.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
Ironically, our new lioness recruitment episode takes us back to Iraq (or a facsimile of Iraq, only distinguishable from the faux-Mexico of the first episode via a slight change in sepia tone saturation) but just long enough to ensure their prospective asset into the program.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sepia
Noun
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But before today’s bulky overcoats, the navy suits and monochrome ties, there were Mr. Washington’s inaugural vestments, as welcome and surprising as democracy itself.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The model usually wears a chic and simple monochrome look, leather boots, and trenches.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 1846 daguerreotype, which captured her in her 70s, is by photographer John Plumbe Jr., who would also create the earliest extant image of the U.S. Capitol in 1846.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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But in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is an absolute truth is as outdated as the daguerreotype.—
Deepti Hajela,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2024
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The woman says she was eventually permitted to use her cell phone and text family members, who sent her a photo of her Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB), and she was then allowed to leave, Hatathlie said.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Click here for more photos of the one-off 1986 Audi 5000 CS Quattro prototype.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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This black-and-white photograph is of students in a classroom at Naperville High School in the late 1920s, only about a decade after the school was established in 1916.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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This photograph taken in Davos on January 22, 2025 shows the logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Comparing an 1860s tintype with an 1890s gelatin silver studio print shows the evolution of photographic processes.—
Andrea Kaston Tange,
The Conversation,
6 May 2024
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The tintype is its opposite in every aspect: Its flattened quality and narrower tonal range are hallmarks of this less technically advanced photographic process.—
Andrea Kaston Tange,
The Conversation,
6 May 2024
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“Sepia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepia. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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