for color
idiom
: in order to make something more colorful
She used red peppers in the salad for color.
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There are also 5 groupings for color: green, blue and gold, plus the 2 types of variegation.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
The e-note is built around 10.3-inch Kaleido 3 color e-Paper technology that has grayscale resolution of 1,860 x 2,480 pixels at 300 ppi, and 930 x 1,240 at 150 ppi for color – with a 4,096 RGB color depth.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Albino animals don’t produce any melanin, a pigment responsible for color, while leucistic animals produce only some pigmentation.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
Lemonade mixed with pickle juice and baby dill pickle, with Butterfly Pea Flower for color.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
The e-note is built around 10.3-inch Kaleido 3 color e-Paper technology that has grayscale resolution of 1,860 x 2,480 pixels at 300 ppi, and 930 x 1,240 at 150 ppi for color – with a 4,096 RGB color depth.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Albino animals don’t produce any melanin, a pigment responsible for color, while leucistic animals produce only some pigmentation.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
Lemonade mixed with pickle juice and baby dill pickle, with Butterfly Pea Flower for color.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
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“For color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20color. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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