color in
phrasal verb
colored in; coloring in; colors in
: to add color to (a shape or picture) by using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
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Whetstone believes that Lauren may have shown her true colors in the past.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
While platinum blonde has ruled summer hair colors in the past, velvet blonde hair is here to soften things up.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 June 2025
Several states, including California and West Virginia, have passed laws restricting the use of artificial colors in foods.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Penguin Random House released Big Shark, Little Boat: A Book of Opposites for the littlest fans, while Scholastic’s official Jaws coloring book lets older kids color in the carnage.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
While platinum blonde has ruled summer hair colors in the past, velvet blonde hair is here to soften things up.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 June 2025
Several states, including California and West Virginia, have passed laws restricting the use of artificial colors in foods.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Penguin Random House released Big Shark, Little Boat: A Book of Opposites for the littlest fans, while Scholastic’s official Jaws coloring book lets older kids color in the carnage.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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