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
Carley Millhone, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Numbers and colored contours on a map are not sufficient and really never have been.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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These small, dimpled bumps look white, pink, or skin-colored.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Numbers and colored contours on a map are not sufficient and really never have been.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colored
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Browse a library of colorful covers for the first time on your Kindle.Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Christmas cactus is another beloved houseplant that puts on a colorful show from November through January.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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Case hinges on how Americans buy groceries During the three-week trial in a Portland courtroom, the FTC and the companies painted differing views of the grocery market.Alina Selyukh, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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The main construction material was mudbrick painted with plaster.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
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Some carmakers, especially for electric vehicles, are cutting AM from their offerings, claiming the signal is distorted by the power system.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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Listen closer, and the harpsichord is actually a guitar riff, distorted like many of the other instruments on Only God Was Above Us.Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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The public reaction has been complex and varied, reflecting the deep political, social, and generational divides in South Korea.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In addition to our mainstage concerts, The Phoenix Symphony Learning Institute operates a varied group of programs that reach over 125,000 students, adults, and families every year.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Most, if not all, of these cons involve shoppers making a payment in exchange for a product or service that was misrepresented and never shipped or received.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Economically motivated adulteration happens when food is misrepresented for financial gain, leading to a marketplace filled with counterfeit products that cut corners.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination.Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Garvin flies both a rainbow Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag, prompting the occasional shouted slur.Brian Owens, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
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Find these two in my shopping cart, embroidered with my favorite words and destinations.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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The 4,300-square-foot space, outfitted with gaming chairs that are embroidered with Western's Warrior mascot, houses several gaming monitors and PC's under bright overhead lights.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Colored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colored. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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