as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
the highly colored glassware that is the studio's hallmark
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as in painted
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 exaggerated
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 distorted
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 blushed
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 colored
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
People are encouraged to drink plenty of water, wear lightweight, light-colored clothing, and avoid outdoor activities during the warmest parts fo the day.
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Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
For a place of worship the temple was plain, with a long hallway of overlapping purple carpet and idols carved crudely from blush-colored marble.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
In a picture captured by surveillance cameras and published by French media, the suspect could be seen in a street wearing a black jacket, light-colored pants, white shoes and a black bucket hat that partly concealed his face.
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Philippe Magoni,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Mangione wore khaki-colored prison clothing and was not shackled at Monday’s brief proceeding, which lasted about 20 minutes.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Don’t let dark pillows overwhelm your space — swap them for light, brightly colored options instead.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
If using the washer, add some similar-colored towels to balance the load.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
28 June 2026
The Solo cup — a red-colored party staple — has been made in Urbana since 1973.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Some parts of the film are displayed in a light shade (similar to sepia, just multi-light colored).
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
If the silica gel in your packets is colored, particularly blue, skip it.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
This began 50 years ago, when mathematicians used a computer to prove the four-color theorem, which asks whether any map can be colored using no more than four colors, with no adjacent regions sharing the same color.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Over 150 brightly colored, lovingly detailed cars cruised down Capitol Mall on Sunday for the fourth annual Lowrider Holiday Celebration.
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Hg Biggs,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
The sight of the lectern being carried out onto Downing Street, followed by the short, poignant farewell address, has taken on a ritual familiarity, with each departure colored by particular dismay.
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Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
This fungal disease creates orange or rust-colored spots on the underside of fern fronds.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Before the rookie makeovers, Courtni Shea had never colored her hair, which was originally an ashy brown color.
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Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Adjective
Saperavi is the starting point for reds — the name means dye in Georgian, a reference to its extraordinary pigmentation, one of only a handful of grapes in the world with naturally colored flesh and juice.
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Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
People are encouraged to drink plenty of water, wear lightweight, light-colored clothing, and avoid outdoor activities during the warmest parts fo the day.
—
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
For a place of worship the temple was plain, with a long hallway of overlapping purple carpet and idols carved crudely from blush-colored marble.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
In a picture captured by surveillance cameras and published by French media, the suspect could be seen in a street wearing a black jacket, light-colored pants, white shoes and a black bucket hat that partly concealed his face.
—
Philippe Magoni,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Mangione wore khaki-colored prison clothing and was not shackled at Monday’s brief proceeding, which lasted about 20 minutes.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Don’t let dark pillows overwhelm your space — swap them for light, brightly colored options instead.
—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
If using the washer, add some similar-colored towels to balance the load.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
28 June 2026
The Solo cup — a red-colored party staple — has been made in Urbana since 1973.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Verb
The wines produced here are amber-colored from months of skin contact, tannic in ways white wine is not supposed to be, structured like reds but made from white grapes.
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Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Some parts of the film are displayed in a light shade (similar to sepia, just multi-light colored).
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
If the silica gel in your packets is colored, particularly blue, skip it.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
This began 50 years ago, when mathematicians used a computer to prove the four-color theorem, which asks whether any map can be colored using no more than four colors, with no adjacent regions sharing the same color.
—
Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
Over 150 brightly colored, lovingly detailed cars cruised down Capitol Mall on Sunday for the fourth annual Lowrider Holiday Celebration.
—
Hg Biggs,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
The sight of the lectern being carried out onto Downing Street, followed by the short, poignant farewell address, has taken on a ritual familiarity, with each departure colored by particular dismay.
—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
This fungal disease creates orange or rust-colored spots on the underside of fern fronds.
—
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Before the rookie makeovers, Courtni Shea had never colored her hair, which was originally an ashy brown color.
—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colored
Adjective
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The coast is dotted with colorful fishing villages, while the region’s interior is made up of rolling green hills and gently sloped vineyards.
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Fast-food chain Sonic, for instance, has a timely deal and colorful commemorative cups.
Verb
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Its muscular composite and Kevlar exterior is finished in a glossy, factory-correct shade of Rosso Corsa, though the car did spend a few years, toward the beginning of its life, painted silver, according to the listing.
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However, those images from the Superdome painted a picture of how recovery and adaptive capacity are so strongly tied to economic capacity, history, and education.
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Emma Wager, senior policy analyst for the program on the ACA at KFF, said there is fraud in the ACA marketplace, but the scale described by the federal government may be exaggerated.
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One Iranian woman, sporting a Pride flag behind her ear, brushed off the culture clash, saying the media exaggerated most of it.
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This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations.
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With a staggering 70 shades (an upgrade from an already impressive 55 shades) and longer-wearing color pigments that don’t get distorted after a few hours, finding your shade match is a breeze.
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The actress blushed as her co-stars, Whoopi Goldberg and Quinta Brunson, showered her with some love at a Kevin special screening later that day.
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The oversize headwear shaded her face, shielding her dark brows over her taupe smoky eye, lightly blushed cheeks and the pop of pink on her lips.
Adjective
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Main categories include cycling, hiking, and multi-sport, all offering varied difficulty levels.
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The three-time Grand Slam doubles champion has a varied game with a killer serve, and she won’t be intimidated by Świątek.
Verb
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The structural glazing is cleverly integrated into the hull and superstructure, with each pane of glass uniquely shaped and tinted to blend seamlessly with the steel and aluminum.
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Older adults made their beds or sat in a common area near windows of frosted glass, tinted for privacy from onlookers.
Verb
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Crawford padded the lead with an RBI single in the eighth, his third hit of the game, before Turner, celebrating his 33rd birthday, hit a two-run homer to break the game open.
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Some of this was likely circumstantial — seasons three and four were reportedly conceived as a single unit before being split — but whatever the reason, the resulting episodes frequently felt padded, a frustration exacerbated by the show’s ballooning celebrity cameos.
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