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as in hue
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
a shirt that is available in every color of the rainbow
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as in coloring
the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face
her color hasn't been good since she got sick
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as in flag
colors plural
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
flew their country's colors atop the highest mast on the ship
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as in blush
a rosy appearance (of the cheeks)
the stay in the country brought color to her cheeks
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as in military
colors plural
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
she hopes to carry on the family tradition and serve with the colors
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as in personality
colors plural
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
we saw his true colors during the emergency
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as in to paint
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 to exaggerate
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 to distort
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 to blush
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 color
Tyler Evans, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The color palette spoke to a certain regality, while the textures—brocade, metallic, and snakeskin, created a visual conversation between heritage and modernity.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 11 Aug. 2025
Some of his favorite activities include coloring with chalk on the pavement, swinging at the playground, sunbathing on warm days, visiting the trampoline park, playing Bocce, and going on field trips that spark his curiosity.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
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And the people who suffer first and most are the ones who always do — low-income families, immigrants, people of color, uninsured individuals, and those navigating systems that were not built for them in the first place.
—Tyler Evans, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The color palette spoke to a certain regality, while the textures—brocade, metallic, and snakeskin, created a visual conversation between heritage and modernity.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Corrections officials said during a legislative hearing in July that Hardin used a black marker to color a white prison-issue uniform to create a makeshift disguise.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Aug. 2025
Some of his favorite activities include coloring with chalk on the pavement, swinging at the playground, sunbathing on warm days, visiting the trampoline park, playing Bocce, and going on field trips that spark his curiosity.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for color
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Drenched in bright, saturated hues and electric light, the sculpture exemplifies her signature aesthetic—a bold blend of pop culture, feminism, South Asian motifs, and joyful rebellion.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The new Moto buds loops are also finished in the same Ice Melt hue as the Razr.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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The foundation pigments and physical sunscreens providing SPF 15 protection.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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This isn't entirely unusual; in normal cases of people having a bad reaction to a tattoo, pigment has been known to migrate into lesions or lymph nodes.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
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The new species was identified by its coloring, overall size, finger and toe shape, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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But this early in the fire season, the coloring serves as an inescapable reminder of greenhouse gas emissions and the mobility solutions that might reduce or at least slightly mitigate the future of radical weather crises.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Dozens lined up with American flags near the end of the procession in downtown KCK.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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Home security video caught flag burning In the early hours of Wednesday, July 30, a home security camera recorded someone walking up to a home and setting a flag on fire.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
11 Aug. 2025
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The burgeoning field of verticals, too, so far has been dominated by platforms that make their products cheaply and quickly, with scripts that might make the Razzies blush.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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This is also true of its execution; applying concealer and blush requires little effort.—
Ella Alexander,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But after the fall of Saigon and Laos 50 years ago, the Hmong were persecuted for allying with the American military and many fled, some of them admitted into the U.S. as legal refugees.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The move, which was announced this week, comes after the Supreme Court granted the Pentagon permission to ban all transgender troops serving in the US military.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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Their relationships and personalities come through on-screen.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Clarkson has also been open about her daughter's independent personality.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And the so the people who bought the houses had the option to keep them or paint them beige, and everyone painted them beige.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Their concern is Mamdani’s very presence in office, which would punctuate the party’s leftward turn in major cities and give ammunition to Republicans eager to paint them as outside the mainstream in the 2026 midterms.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/color. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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