as in coloration
the natural coloring of people, animals, or plants
Chlorophyll causes the green pigmentation in plants.
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Recent Examples of pigmentation
Throughout the year, her focus is on strengthening the skin barrier, balancing, and treating specific concerns like pigmentation, acne, or laxity through a combination of clinical treatments and precise at-home routines.
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
As for the other products in the collection, the A3O Elemental Serum is designed to target visible signs of aging, including sun damage, pigmentation, dehydration, and irritation.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
Vitamin D status is highly individual, depending on factors such as age, skin pigmentation, location, and health status, making personalized guidance crucial.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
The writer Rivka Galchen explains recent research that extends Turing’s model, which now allows scientists to describe other kinds of pigmentation patterns that appear throughout the natural world.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
As for the other products in the collection, the A3O Elemental Serum is designed to target visible signs of aging, including sun damage, pigmentation, dehydration, and irritation.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
Vitamin D status is highly individual, depending on factors such as age, skin pigmentation, location, and health status, making personalized guidance crucial.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
The writer Rivka Galchen explains recent research that extends Turing’s model, which now allows scientists to describe other kinds of pigmentation patterns that appear throughout the natural world.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigmentation
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The social groups, unique coloration and noisy habits make the acorn woodpecker one of our more interesting and easier to find forest neighbors.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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This inert pigment is deposited into feathers and hair, thereby creating orange coloration.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Framed by a vaulted ceiling and two floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that doubled as windows, features appeared in a parade of luxe natural materials—stone, linen, cotton, wood—in soothing neutral tones of cream and white, oatmeal and brown.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Formulas by David Mallet (her preferred colorist in Paris with two New York outpost) are her favorite, plus the Christophe Robin purple mask to neutralize yellow tones.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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The muted color palette of sage greens and heather pinks ushers the outside in, reminding guests that there’s as much to explore externally as internally.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Jeopardizing government benefits Research shows that mutual aid disproportionately supports low-income households, undocumented families, people with disabilities and communities of color.—
Pamala Wiepking,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Pigmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigmentation. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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