for color
idiom
: in order to make something more colorful
She used red peppers in the salad for color.
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The hue was chosen after Pantone trend forecasters scoured the globe for color clues favored by the design and fashion worlds.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Best of all, this serum is safe for color and keratin-treated hair of any texture.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Its ink costs are super low, just 0.3 cent for a standard black page and 0.9 cent for color according to our tests.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
In color mode, however, the visuals are a bit softer, and the colors are also quite muted, but that’s normal for color e-ink displays, which are designed to be much healthier for our eyes due to having no backlight.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Best of all, this serum is safe for color and keratin-treated hair of any texture.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Its ink costs are super low, just 0.3 cent for a standard black page and 0.9 cent for color according to our tests.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
In color mode, however, the visuals are a bit softer, and the colors are also quite muted, but that’s normal for color e-ink displays, which are designed to be much healthier for our eyes due to having no backlight.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“For color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20color. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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