color in
phrasal verb
colored in; coloring in; colors in
: to add color to (a shape or picture) by using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
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Choosing the Wrong Colors For a restorative space, go easy with color in your bedroom.
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Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
Another round of northern lights is expected to be visible from parts of the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 31, producing a spectacular display of colors in the night to close out 2024.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Nate Snyder, a former Department of Homeland Security official who is Latino and Jewish, is the only candidate of color in the race.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The 35-mile-long sea shimmers, a cascade of colors in the desert, when the sun sets over the Santa Rosa Mountains.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
Another round of northern lights is expected to be visible from parts of the United States on Wednesday, Dec. 31, producing a spectacular display of colors in the night to close out 2024.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Nate Snyder, a former Department of Homeland Security official who is Latino and Jewish, is the only candidate of color in the race.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The 35-mile-long sea shimmers, a cascade of colors in the desert, when the sun sets over the Santa Rosa Mountains.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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