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
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
During their first night out together, the couple ducks into a Spanish nightclub, drinking under a smear of colored lights and then dancing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Fancy colored diamonds have been all the rage recently; prices of the gems have skyrocketed by 205 percent over the last 20 years, according to a recent report from Natural Diamond Council, in partnership with Choron Group and the Fancy Color Research Foundation.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Crowther, who is known for her colorful gemstone jewelry, says she’s seen many people add colored stones to their rings in recent years.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Everything is roses and multi-colored macarons (though Ziva is in therapy for some extreme post-traumatic stress) until Tony's company becomes intertwined with a dangerous criminal enterprise.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
The design readily recognizable by its steel tubes and colored metal panels is today part of the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Zones 3-9 The brightly colored flowers of Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale), with their delicate, papery petals, bloom in mid to late spring, sometimes until early summer.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Ten years ago, General Mills made a splashy pledge to remove artificial dyes from cereal and released Trix colored naturally with fruits and vegetables.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Plum Blossom Lacquered Tables And Chairs The iconic black- and vermilion-colored lacquered tables were designed to resemble the center of a plum blossom, surrounded by five chairs arranged to resemble the petals, when seen from above.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
For instance, hummingbirds may feed on nectar from red and pink-colored, tubular flowers.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s crafted from a blend of natural fibers (40 percent wool and 60 percent jute) that creates streaks of darker and lighter-colored strands throughout the rug.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
By September, aspen and balsam poplar trees at the entrance are a brilliant yellow, and scrub vegetation (also known as the taiga) turns rust colored, making for an impressive vista.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The sale features the cream option for light-colored style combinations or a pop of contrast with darker clothes.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
During their first night out together, the couple ducks into a Spanish nightclub, drinking under a smear of colored lights and then dancing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Fancy colored diamonds have been all the rage recently; prices of the gems have skyrocketed by 205 percent over the last 20 years, according to a recent report from Natural Diamond Council, in partnership with Choron Group and the Fancy Color Research Foundation.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Crowther, who is known for her colorful gemstone jewelry, says she’s seen many people add colored stones to their rings in recent years.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Everything is roses and multi-colored macarons (though Ziva is in therapy for some extreme post-traumatic stress) until Tony's company becomes intertwined with a dangerous criminal enterprise.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
The design readily recognizable by its steel tubes and colored metal panels is today part of the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Zones 3-9 The brightly colored flowers of Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale), with their delicate, papery petals, bloom in mid to late spring, sometimes until early summer.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Shades of Paula Abdul colored the song as Doja sashayed across the stage with her feathery vocals.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Ten years ago, General Mills made a splashy pledge to remove artificial dyes from cereal and released Trix colored naturally with fruits and vegetables.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
The wrecked streetcar is colored yellow and white and was named the Elevador da Gloria.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Plum Blossom Lacquered Tables And Chairs The iconic black- and vermilion-colored lacquered tables were designed to resemble the center of a plum blossom, surrounded by five chairs arranged to resemble the petals, when seen from above.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
For instance, hummingbirds may feed on nectar from red and pink-colored, tubular flowers.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s crafted from a blend of natural fibers (40 percent wool and 60 percent jute) that creates streaks of darker and lighter-colored strands throughout the rug.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
By September, aspen and balsam poplar trees at the entrance are a brilliant yellow, and scrub vegetation (also known as the taiga) turns rust colored, making for an impressive vista.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colored
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The 12-piece line, featuring colorful plates, cups, candleholders, and a show-stopping spiral vase, reimagines classic Swedish holiday traditions with a fresh, joyful edge.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her character also loved wearing colorful hues like orange, according to Mickens, this reflects her actual Caribbean heritage.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Behind the statue of the patroness is a mural painted by Teok Carrasco, a native of Nipe, where the original statue was found.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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People’s garages are painted with surfers.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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The young family were the only people on the block who elected to ride out the storm, believing the stark warnings were being exaggerated.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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Stories of Clough’s boozing have been exaggerated over the years, to the detriment of the man who led Forest to back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a world where images are so numerous and so difficult to understand, truth itself can be in danger, threatened by false interpretations and distorted, misleading half-truths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her challenge is now finding the best route to market for titles as varied as Doctor Who, Bluey and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, while launching new titles at markets such as MIPCOM and BBC Studios Showcase.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity.—
Starre Vartan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The designer brand is launching La Beauté Louis Vuitton on August 29, a makeup line featuring lipsticks, tinted balms and eyeshadow palettes, created in partnership with legendary makeup artist Dame Pat McGrath.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Iron oxide gives tinted sunscreen its color, and it's also commonly used to lend a skin-toney hue to concealer and foundation.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
23 Aug. 2025
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The hosts padded their lead in the fourth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies padded his start with an extra day in an attempt to change something.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Moreover, though, the show seems to want to confer a kind of authenticity upon a milieu that many worried would be grotesquely misrepresented by creators who aren’t exactly immersed in local journalism.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The group of climate scientists found several examples where the DOE authors cherry-picked or misrepresented climate science in the agency's report.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Colored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colored. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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