change color
idiom
of leaves
: to turn from green to orange, yellow, red, etc.
Now that it's September, the leaves are starting to change color.
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Dong noted that most quantum dots change color when their physical size changes.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
As frostbite worsens, the affected skin may change color and become hard or waxy-looking.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Cook, stirring, until the fish begin to change color and fall apart, about 5 minutes.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Why do leaves change color in the fall?
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
As frostbite worsens, the affected skin may change color and become hard or waxy-looking.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Cook, stirring, until the fish begin to change color and fall apart, about 5 minutes.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Why do leaves change color in the fall?
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for change color
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“Change color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20color. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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