coloration

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Recent Examples of coloration Bright red stems add to the plant’s striking coloration throughout the year. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025 The chemistry of the melanin and the coloration of feathers. Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025 Brindle coloration, like Fats has, is considered a particularly desirable characteristic. Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025 The state launched an investigation and confirmed that the vibrant coloration resulted from the ingestion of anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coloration
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Noun
  • Many breeds have darker lips and noses, and that pigmentation can also be found in their tongues and gums.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Armani Beauty’s Lip Power Longwear Satin Lipstick delivers the pigmentation and staying power of a matte, but swaps a potentially harsh, line-accentuating finish for a soft, almost-balm-like satin.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By varying their size and arrangement, the researchers can fine-tune how light reflects, creating red, green, and blue hues.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Jenner went with a cohesive look, pairing the light brown boots with a Fendi suit rendered in a rich chocolate hue.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The launch comes after Xiaomi last summer started selling smart glasses in China that let users tap the frame to change the lens tint.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Each balm is packed with natural ingredients – including antioxidant-rich vitamin E – and has no tint.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mocha was cloying, the caramel not salty enough, and both had an all-too-present tinge of monk fruit.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The reddish tinge elevates almost any other tones it's paired with, from browns and beiges to a high contrast blue.
    Nuria Luis, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Grande, who plays Glinda in the film, channeled her character’s penchant for pink, donning two shades of the tone in her voluminous dress.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Although not strictly a horror movie — its tone is more comparable to an erotic thriller like 1987's Fatal Attraction — this 1960 feature is a milestone of genre cinema and Korean movies as a whole.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Coloration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coloration. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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