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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The bold design is completed with hands and hour markers colored in two shades of blue, one dark and one light, with the lighter shade coloring the crown molding.
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Sun exposure: Full sun to part shade Soil type: Well-drained, moist
Cold-hardy varieties of tropical cordyline add beautiful year-round color in gardens in the Middle and Lower South.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Esdaile, who served on Connecticut’s Jury Selection Task Force in 2020, is frustrated that more outreach hasn’t been done in the past four years to overcome those reservations and to increase the response rates among people of color in Connecticut.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
But my favorite moment might have been in the courtyard outside the museum, in front of Athens’ cathedral, where the museum was hosting several little children coloring in the diva’s portrait.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Sun exposure: Full sun to part shade Soil type: Well-drained, moist
Cold-hardy varieties of tropical cordyline add beautiful year-round color in gardens in the Middle and Lower South.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Esdaile, who served on Connecticut’s Jury Selection Task Force in 2020, is frustrated that more outreach hasn’t been done in the past four years to overcome those reservations and to increase the response rates among people of color in Connecticut.
—Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
But my favorite moment might have been in the courtyard outside the museum, in front of Athens’ cathedral, where the museum was hosting several little children coloring in the diva’s portrait.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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