as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
the highly colored glassware that is the studio's hallmark
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as in painted
to give color or a different color to
per the couple's request, the baker used natural ingredients like beet juice and turmeric to color the icing for the wedding cake
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as in exaggerated
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
he gave a highly colored version of a rather mundane experience
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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
his news reporting is colored by his prejudices
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as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
she colored after hearing the nasty remarks about her weight
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Recent Examples of colored
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The woman saw a dark-colored sedan pull away from the scene.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
On the east side of the Statehouse, people were layering tissue paper on a large canvas to create multi-colored flowers.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Mar. 2026
The vessel also was described as having colored sides, a white hull and black bottom paint.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Shopping online for loose diamonds is easier than ever with reputable sources that offer both natural and lab-grown diamonds, plus colored diamonds and diamond alternatives like moissanite.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
The fossils are now polished and rust-colored from mineralization after thousands of years underneath the water, but gathering samples was as easy as reaching down and grabbing them.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Not bad for a beauty editor whose platform is a notebook and a set of colored pencils.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Customers can sign up for classes, too, and make a jewelry tree using wire and colored stones, wreaths and other décor.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
The organ that colored all the earlier tales of youthful exuberance now plays a funeral dirge.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Return to the oven and bake until the crust is firm and barely colored, about 5 minutes longer.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
That wasn’t what my family or church taught, but Christians who subscribed to those beliefs were suddenly ascendant, and their thinking colored the country’s religious landscape.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
And its tendrils, perhaps the most peculiar part of the plant, are light-colored and shaped like thin wires.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
That colored everything before and after.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Decades of focus on low orbit and deep-space scientific discoveries have colored people’s view of what NASA does.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Choose strawberries that are brightly colored, without mold or soft spots.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The woman saw a dark-colored sedan pull away from the scene.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
On the east side of the Statehouse, people were layering tissue paper on a large canvas to create multi-colored flowers.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Mar. 2026
The vessel also was described as having colored sides, a white hull and black bottom paint.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Shopping online for loose diamonds is easier than ever with reputable sources that offer both natural and lab-grown diamonds, plus colored diamonds and diamond alternatives like moissanite.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
The fossils are now polished and rust-colored from mineralization after thousands of years underneath the water, but gathering samples was as easy as reaching down and grabbing them.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Not bad for a beauty editor whose platform is a notebook and a set of colored pencils.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Customers can sign up for classes, too, and make a jewelry tree using wire and colored stones, wreaths and other décor.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
While the movie has some fun asking whether people actually want to know everything about their partners (a devil’s bargain since time immemorial), its real interest lies in how that knowledge is colored by who shares it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
The organ that colored all the earlier tales of youthful exuberance now plays a funeral dirge.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Return to the oven and bake until the crust is firm and barely colored, about 5 minutes longer.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
That wasn’t what my family or church taught, but Christians who subscribed to those beliefs were suddenly ascendant, and their thinking colored the country’s religious landscape.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
And its tendrils, perhaps the most peculiar part of the plant, are light-colored and shaped like thin wires.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
That colored everything before and after.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Decades of focus on low orbit and deep-space scientific discoveries have colored people’s view of what NASA does.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Choose strawberries that are brightly colored, without mold or soft spots.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colored
Adjective
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The poster for Norwood Park features the distinctive, colorful exterior of the Superdawg drive-in hot dog stand.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The alternative rock band sang about love, mental health, heartbreak and personal triumph, inspiring the colorful crowd.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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David Contreras, the letter said, painted a drastically different picture of Eric, as a violent man who struggled with mental health issues.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.—
Thomas Adamson,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The lack of chemistry between the couple is exaggerated by Segel’s blasé performance, made all the more expressionless by Weaving’s naturally expressive face.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some health experts have said that, while there has been evidence of fraud, the concerns have been exaggerated.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Not access distorted by opaque algorithms and market forces that concentrate the power in the hands of the few.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Lebohang Morake, the Grammy‑winning South African composer known professionally as Lebo M, is suing a comedian for $27 million, alleging a viral joke about the opening chant of The Lion King distorted the meaning of the song and damaged his life’s work.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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The rest of Robbie’s makeup was light and even-toned, comprised of subtle shadowing under her eyes and blushed lips.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Pitt is set up to work as an ensemble show — a strong group of actors, varied characters with distinct experiences, a steady stream of patients and cases that allow new dynamics to emerge — but spending so much time on Robby this season has kept it from becoming one.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Passengers reported lines stretching of up to two or three hours at some JFK terminals, although wait times varied dramatically from terminal to terminal and at different times of the day.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Backpacks, camera cases, tinted plastic bags and other oversized totes and purses are not permitted.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mejia’s legal team also treated her to a salon appointment, where her hair was cut and tinted.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Adapted by Nesbo from his fifth Harry Hole mystery (The Snowman was the seventh), Detective Hole is padded by several episodes, and the finale arrives at a conclusion that is somewhere between illogical and wholly ludicrous.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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Manning padded his on-field earnings with an unmatched endorsement portfolio as the NFL’s most marketable player for more than a decade.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Colored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colored. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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