color in
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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Other bedding plants for summer color in sunny sites include angelonia, blue daze, bush daisy, Joseph’s coat, melampodium, salvia, torenia and zinnias.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Stacking is the key to McCarthy's lunar imagery, enabling him to turn the subtle variations of color in an image of the moon into the rich browns and blues seen in his edits.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026
What happened this week is nothing less than a massive and devastating blow, not only to our democracy, but particularly to people of color in the South.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
In autumn, the leaves display stunning fall colors in warm orange tones, Baldini notes.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Stacking is the key to McCarthy's lunar imagery, enabling him to turn the subtle variations of color in an image of the moon into the rich browns and blues seen in his edits.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026
What happened this week is nothing less than a massive and devastating blow, not only to our democracy, but particularly to people of color in the South.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
In autumn, the leaves display stunning fall colors in warm orange tones, Baldini notes.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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