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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Known for its ability to change color quickly, this small gecko was found hiding under tree bark in the Venkatadri Hills.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Leaves are known to change color between mid-September and early November, reported the Farmer’s Almanac, which covers weather forecasts, gardening and other topics.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
And in the 1963 Czech cult classic The Cassandra Cat, a tabby exposes the truth by making people’s skin change color based on their moral character — red for love, orange or violet for hypocrisy.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Bad lakes, believed to be inhabited by powerful spirits, are difficult to get to, have no fish, often change color, and are associated with death and destruction.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Leaves are known to change color between mid-September and early November, reported the Farmer’s Almanac, which covers weather forecasts, gardening and other topics.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
And in the 1963 Czech cult classic The Cassandra Cat, a tabby exposes the truth by making people’s skin change color based on their moral character — red for love, orange or violet for hypocrisy.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Bad lakes, believed to be inhabited by powerful spirits, are difficult to get to, have no fish, often change color, and are associated with death and destruction.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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