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I wore a colorful outfit.
He gave a colorful account of his travels.
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Following the master’s cremation, his disciples sifted through the cremains and purportedly found several colorful, pearly relics.
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Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
The looping white steel of the glyph gave rise to a series of further glyphs, their high-gloss finish-fetish circular looping tubes being but a short step away from her colorful bent rectangular tubing.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Following the master's cremation, his disciples sifted through the cremains and found several colorful, pearly relics.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
The kids' table will be thrilled to see this colorful confection on Easter.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
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Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
The looping white steel of the glyph gave rise to a series of further glyphs, their high-gloss finish-fetish circular looping tubes being but a short step away from her colorful bent rectangular tubing.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Following the master's cremation, his disciples sifted through the cremains and found several colorful, pearly relics.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
The kids' table will be thrilled to see this colorful confection on Easter.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Colorful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorful. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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colorful
adjective
col·or·ful
ˈkəl-ər-fəl 
1
: having noticeable colors
2
: full of variety or interest
a colorful personality
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