as in brightly
in a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety
a colorfully illustrated children's alphabet book
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Recent Examples of colorfully
Abundance comes from simply being yourself — boldly, colorfully, unapologetically.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
That was colorfully communicated this week by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon , who said there may be more cockroaches in the industry after the country’s largest bank took sizeable charge-offs in the third quarter for exposure to Tricolor.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
One expert, reflecting on personal experience, put it more colorfully.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
That was colorfully communicated this week by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon , who said there may be more cockroaches in the industry after the country’s largest bank took sizeable charge-offs in the third quarter for exposure to Tricolor.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
One expert, reflecting on personal experience, put it more colorfully.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colorfully
brightly
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Few things are cozier than a brightly striped sweater.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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Pink and blue are the main colors featured in this year's brightly colored logo; however, since no teams have pink in their jerseys, the main colors to look for are blue, green, and yellow.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Colorfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorfully. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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