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
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
Crosby used acrylic paint, colored pencils, charcoal, and transfers on paper to create the massive 9-by-10 piece.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 15 June 2026
All three used transparency selectively, pairing it with a colored or metallic base rather than relying on a fully clear shoe.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 June 2026
The royal accessorized her look with a wide-brim straw hat adorned with a neutral-colored bow and a pair of classic nude pumps.
—Morgan Evans, USA Today, 13 June 2026
During the months of filming, Shaikh was between jobs so instead earned money by doing tailoring - gluing tiny round mirrors to a dazzling yellow, silver and white colored sharara set of wide-legged pants, a tunic and stole.
—Neha Bhatt, NPR, 13 June 2026
For something more maximalist, Warburton suggests building a ring stack using blue sapphire, orange sapphire, and natural colored diamond bands.
—Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Loosed of the wartime imperative to manufacture anti-aircraft guns and submarine torpedoes, factories were free to make bone-rattling dishwashers and mint-colored refrigerators.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Wear loose-fitting, light, colored clothing.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 9 June 2026
Cunningham colored my hair with BLONDME Lightener 9+ for optimal lift and minimal breakage.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Their meat is white or cream colored.
—Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Blonde wood and glass walls render the whole triple-deck interior Champagne-colored and the golden-leafed sculpture hanging in the atrium is truly lovely.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Now iconic green, the statue was copper-colored for around 30 years until the metal had oxidized.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Fruit that is misshapen and deeply creviced is safe to eat if the flesh is firm, appropriately colored, and fresh—simply cut away the scarred tissue.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
By depicting the specific shade of green in the Café Vida awning to the correct number of spokes in the rose window at the Community United Methodist Church, Dal Bello hoped to bring the places that colored his childhood alive.
—Sam Mulick, Daily News, 29 May 2026
In what could end up being the most disastrous setback in the history of Blue Origin, its massive launch vehicle blew up May 28 in a fiery blast that briefly colored the Florida sky orange and sent blazing fireballs cascading into the night.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Adjective
Calvo, who is often chaufferred by a police escort but was driving himself on Sunday, also received a second citation under the Florida Statute that regulates the use of emergency and colored lights on vehicles.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
Crosby used acrylic paint, colored pencils, charcoal, and transfers on paper to create the massive 9-by-10 piece.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 15 June 2026
All three used transparency selectively, pairing it with a colored or metallic base rather than relying on a fully clear shoe.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 June 2026
The royal accessorized her look with a wide-brim straw hat adorned with a neutral-colored bow and a pair of classic nude pumps.
—Morgan Evans, USA Today, 13 June 2026
During the months of filming, Shaikh was between jobs so instead earned money by doing tailoring - gluing tiny round mirrors to a dazzling yellow, silver and white colored sharara set of wide-legged pants, a tunic and stole.
—Neha Bhatt, NPR, 13 June 2026
For something more maximalist, Warburton suggests building a ring stack using blue sapphire, orange sapphire, and natural colored diamond bands.
—Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Loosed of the wartime imperative to manufacture anti-aircraft guns and submarine torpedoes, factories were free to make bone-rattling dishwashers and mint-colored refrigerators.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Wear loose-fitting, light, colored clothing.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Verb
For roughly 240 years, the Constitution has held strong because political leaders have generally colored within its lines in good faith, keeping faith in the process, as described by Yale Law professor John Witt.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 9 June 2026
Cunningham colored my hair with BLONDME Lightener 9+ for optimal lift and minimal breakage.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Their meat is white or cream colored.
—Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Blonde wood and glass walls render the whole triple-deck interior Champagne-colored and the golden-leafed sculpture hanging in the atrium is truly lovely.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Now iconic green, the statue was copper-colored for around 30 years until the metal had oxidized.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Fruit that is misshapen and deeply creviced is safe to eat if the flesh is firm, appropriately colored, and fresh—simply cut away the scarred tissue.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
By depicting the specific shade of green in the Café Vida awning to the correct number of spokes in the rose window at the Community United Methodist Church, Dal Bello hoped to bring the places that colored his childhood alive.
—Sam Mulick, Daily News, 29 May 2026
In what could end up being the most disastrous setback in the history of Blue Origin, its massive launch vehicle blew up May 28 in a fiery blast that briefly colored the Florida sky orange and sent blazing fireballs cascading into the night.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colored
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Sprouting from its Inlet Parking Lot, the historic Boardwalk features a lively mix of colorful shops, enticing restaurants, arcades and more.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Plants with colorful or fragrant blooms attract insects for pollination, and are less likely to affect allergies.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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Washington — Fifty stars painted on deep blue next to seven red and white stripes will take the skies this summer on two United Airlines planes.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The painting was part of an exhibition called Eden, which closed June 6, and included portraits of Black people painted in green.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
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City officials say telecom companies have exaggerated the impact of that city law.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Goldman Sachs’ David Mericle suggests this reading has perhaps been exaggerated.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Risk tolerance becomes distorted.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Other portraits include Robert Rauschenberg (1963), showing just a close-up of the artist’s mouth, and Oldenburg (1970), featuring the artist’s face distorted via a magnifying glass.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Noah blushed then nodded softly.—
Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The important thing is to keep eating vegetables and maintaining a varied but healthy diet.—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
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These frameworks are aimed at deploying knowledge that can be applied in varied settings and are diverse or multimodal.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Lee, 72, has maintained his trademark look of shoulder-length brown hair and tinted glasses and bounced between nimble bass playing and a bank of synthesizers.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Android and Windows devices will now also be able to join iCloud photo albums, and liquid glass displays will be able to shift from clear to fully tinted based on users' preferences, Apple said.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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While a lucky calendar shift—gaining a busy Sunday while losing a sluggish Thursday—undeniably padded the numbers, the upward momentum remained entirely genuine.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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After a week of vote counting, The Associated Press determined that Hilton had padded enough of a lead over billionaire philanthropists Tom Steyer to move on.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Colored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colored. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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