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Recent Examples of coloration
Seamless stitching and different coloration on the Creature’s body reflect how Victor has pieced it together from body parts found on the battlefield.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Jan. 2026
Words take a lot of their semantic coloration from the words around them.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The gold coloration of the entire presentation is a very purposeful choice.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025
Males and females are depicted here with different coloration.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Jan. 2026
Words take a lot of their semantic coloration from the words around them.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The gold coloration of the entire presentation is a very purposeful choice.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025
Males and females are depicted here with different coloration.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coloration
Noun
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Certain groups—such as those who live at northern latitudes, have darker skin pigmentation, or spend little time in the sun—may be particularly good candidates, according to Maizes.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Darker, more vibrant hues, such as deep purple, red or bright orange, signal more protective plant compounds.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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An orange hue illuminated an otherwise dark stage nestled in a CBS lot in Studio City.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Camperlab also experimented with bleaching, dirty tints and shades of pink.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lastly, there’s a subtle pink tint that does more than just look pretty in the tub, according to shoppers.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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The result is a rich, smooth dip with a tinge of sweetness.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
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The experience promises to be bracingly new, chaotic, and exciting, but there was inevitably a melancholy tinge to this year’s edition, which became, in effect—and affect—an eleven-day farewell.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Or, indeed, anyone else’s, given its alluring but thoroughly peculiar jumble of comic, dramatic and generally antic tones, or the increasingly indeterminate target of its hollow social satire.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Speaking immediately after Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi struck a contrasting tone.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Coloration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coloration. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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