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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Samuel has Raynaud’s syndrome, a condition in which blood vessel spasms cause your hands, feet, or other body parts to feel numb and turn colors in cold weather.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Mar. 2025
There are few rules that the Homes in Memoriam artists must abide by other than using colors in their works and creating a piece that is at least 8 inches by 10 inches.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
One of the first major breaks: a green 2002 Acura, the only such make and model in that color in Florida.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
In real life, the wood-and-bronze detailing and pops of color in the décor warm it up quite a bit.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2025
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Mar. 2025
There are few rules that the Homes in Memoriam artists must abide by other than using colors in their works and creating a piece that is at least 8 inches by 10 inches.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
One of the first major breaks: a green 2002 Acura, the only such make and model in that color in Florida.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
In real life, the wood-and-bronze detailing and pops of color in the décor warm it up quite a bit.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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