for color
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: in order to make something more colorful
She used red peppers in the salad for color.
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Instax Wide costs about $0.90 per image for color or $1.50 per exposure for black and white versus $2.10 per image for any sort of Polaroid film.
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PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Isabelle has a penchant for color, while Christine is more of a minimalist.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
My work, through a serendipitous research journey into individual differences in food recognition, uncovered a unique role for color in emotional responses to food.
—Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
Tattoo Salvation, 632 E Market St. Tattoo Salvation is doing a flash sale from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday — $100 for black and gray and $130 for color.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
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PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Isabelle has a penchant for color, while Christine is more of a minimalist.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
My work, through a serendipitous research journey into individual differences in food recognition, uncovered a unique role for color in emotional responses to food.
—Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
Tattoo Salvation, 632 E Market St. Tattoo Salvation is doing a flash sale from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday — $100 for black and gray and $130 for color.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
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“For color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20color. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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