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as in flag
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 troops
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 nature
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 paints
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 exaggerates
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 distorts
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 blushes
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 Synonyms for colors
Noun
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For days, a small but critical faction of the Senate GOP conference had been raising major flags about the way this cut to states' Medicaid revenue might kneecap rural hospitals in their states.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
26 June 2025 -
Last year, he was arrested for joining with two accomplices in setting fire to American and Israeli flags outside the Israeli Consulate in Midtown.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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But any government bringing its own military inside Iran’s borders should understand the nature of the country.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
22 June 2025
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Netflix has given some hints as to the nature of the final season of Outer Banks with new first-look pics and cast announcements.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Bloom details their journey to Switzerland, where a nonprofit offers legal suicide, and paints us full vignettes of their love story along the way.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the economic data paints a tricky picture.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Fear of failure blocks action, dissuades discovery and growth, distorts reality, and creates inaccurate and unfounded narratives.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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This escalation further distorts trade, forcing both cities to produce goods outside their comparative advantages.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Activists gather around the giant banner protesting Jeff Bezos ahead of his wedding in Venice, Italy, on June 23, 2025.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Throughout the month, protesters have hung anti-Bezos posters and banners on various locations across the city, including the bell tower of the San Giorgio Maggiore basilica and the famous Rialto Bridge.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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American, British and other Allied soldiers were much more likely to improvise and continue fighting after officers went down.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Rutte, 58, brings an idiosyncratic mix of experience and personality to the job of saving the alliance.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
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That has included writers like Matt Yglesias, TV personalities, like Terry Moran and Katie Couric, and authors like James Patterson, with many prioritizing video.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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The Israeli military said a few minutes later that civilians could leave shelters.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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An early intelligence assessment reportedly found that Tehran’s nuclear program was set back by only months after U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities this past weekend, findings that the Trump administration is pushing back against.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
24 June 2025
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“Colors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colors. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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