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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An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Indeed, the only true color in the collection is provided by the otherworldly iridescence of peacock pearls.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In this case, the team analyzed the contours of color in the works of Polish artist Lidia Kot.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The shades of twilight in Badlands National Park would test the limits of a Crayola 64-pack—the darkening sky contrasted against multilayered rock formations changing colors in the dying light.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Indeed, the only true color in the collection is provided by the otherworldly iridescence of peacock pearls.
—Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In this case, the team analyzed the contours of color in the works of Polish artist Lidia Kot.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The shades of twilight in Badlands National Park would test the limits of a Crayola 64-pack—the darkening sky contrasted against multilayered rock formations changing colors in the dying light.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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