for color

idiom

: in order to make something more colorful
She used red peppers in the salad for color.

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Another pinch hit, for color guard duties, came from the NJROTC at Canyon Hills High School. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 For those reasons, the Go Color 7 (Gen II) earns our Editors' Choice award for color ereaders. PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025 With Massucco Kleiner leading the Seattle team and Warner Rothblum helming the Los Angeles outpost, the firm takes on projects across the country, bringing their fresh perspective and eye for color and pattern to each residence. Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025 Tulips are botanically perennials, but after centuries of breeding for color, shape, and size, many varieties return poorly in the following years. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for for color

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“For color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20color. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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