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verb

past tense of color
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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
Verb
Phoenix Raceway bag policy Phoenix Raceway's bag policy allows bags that are fully clear or colored clear plastic, vinyl or mesh. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024 These small, dimpled bumps look white, pink, or skin-colored. Carley Millhone, Health, 19 Oct. 2024 Numbers and colored contours on a map are not sufficient and really never have been. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colored
Adjective
  • Truth be told, these portraits can be colorful, impactful statements in any room.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
  • Aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, are colorful ribbons of light that weave across Earth's northern or southern polar regions, according to NASA.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Many young men, rightly or wrongly, feel like they too are being painted with a broad brush.
    Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The brick back wall is painted blue.
    Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But the excitement over defeating the evil scientists and saving the damsel is distorted by the sound of Gemma’s distressed cries.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
  • An immigration surge prior to last year’s homeless count likely distorted the picture of homelessness in the country, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of research by University of Pennsylvania professor Dennis Culhane, a leading national expert on homelessness.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Enjoy blackberries as part of a varied, balanced diet for the best results.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
  • While a small group of technology stocks have mostly pushed the QQQ Nasdaq-100 ETF near an all-time high this year, analysts believe a more varied mix of stocks might do the heavy liting from here on out.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Each of those more than 20,000 participants’ hotel payments may have unknowingly padded the bank accounts of the three Stars employees.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Each of those more than 20,000 participants’ hotel payments may have unknowingly padded the bank accounts of the three Stars employees.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • From New York to Miami, the vacation rental market has long been under attack — often misrepresented by powerful hotel lobbies and blamed for housing challenges by policymakers and local residents.
    Shaun McCorry, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The agency has consistently concealed Hamas’s abuses and misrepresented Israel’s counterterrorism efforts.
    Avraham Russell Shalev, National Review, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Adept anglers can fly-fish for them across the varied terrain of the property’s creeks or patrol the marshy perimeters its six Class A lakes for the coveted catch, as well as fellow trout—namely rainbow, brown, and brook–that often exceed 20 inches.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
  • Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The legs are left open, and the pairs are then embroidered, decorated and finished at Asta Resort’s embroidery studio also nearby.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Take a short corseted number featuring black silk organza hand-embroidered with pearls, stones, sequins and rhinestones in tones of green.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Colored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colored. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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