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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Chocolate brown has emerged as a prominent color in fashion lately, and its popularity has extended down to shoes; Ciara, for example, wore platform sandals in a deep brown hue at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Lexie is one of only two people of color in the film, the other being Miller’s co-worker at the local AMC.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The forecast map predicts the Upper Peninsula has mostly reached past peak fall colors, with peak colors in areas of the Lower Peninsula.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Ozark peaks and woodlands are expected to hit prime fall coloring in late October, according to Arkansas State Parks.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Lexie is one of only two people of color in the film, the other being Miller’s co-worker at the local AMC.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The forecast map predicts the Upper Peninsula has mostly reached past peak fall colors, with peak colors in areas of the Lower Peninsula.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Ozark peaks and woodlands are expected to hit prime fall coloring in late October, according to Arkansas State Parks.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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