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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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Noun
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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Each kitchen is different and some colors may work better in some than others, especially depending on your lighting, but overall, there are still some hues that designers advise steering clear of in this room of the home.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Opt for a non-tinted hue or one that more closely matches your skin.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Since the 1970s, the versatile color—which blends blue, red, and yellow pigments—has been hailed as the little black dress of lipstick colors.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
14 Aug. 2025
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When melanin is absent, the underlying yellow or orange pigments become far more visible, giving the animal a vivid, almost glowing appearance.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 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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The trucks, lined up behind the district’s banquet center, formed an imposing lineup with ladders and cranes extended high, flags fluttering in the clear morning.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
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
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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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Gaza City is in the north of the 26-mile coastal enclave and has been largely devastated by Israeli military strikes over the past 22 months.—
Sonam Sheth
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The movie features pervasive positivity, one really cool canine, a bright comic book aesthetic and a fresh superhero landscape filled with colorful personalities.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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With a career spanning over a decade, Chiquis is a three-time Latin Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, TV personality and entrepreneur.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
19 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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Since announcing the federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department, Trump has sought to paint a picture of a lawless city that he’s set to clean up.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/color. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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