colors 1 of 2

plural of color

colors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of color
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as in paints
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 blushes
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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Noun
  • While the protesters deployed some nationalist imagery, wielding Serbian flags and photos of Jesus while following a mascot of the World War II royalist Gen. Draza Mihailovic, the overall vibe of the Belgrade bonanza was closer to Woodstock than the March on Washington.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The co-stars playfully deciphered dating red flags and green flags with a Snow White twist.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The precise nature of the impact has varied worldwide, depending on the role USAID played in the network of funding streams contributing to each country’s TB program.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • But the on-again, off-again nature of the process has resulted in a bewildered industry that has adopted a wait and see approach to investment decisions and supply chain alterations.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Through surreal collages, abstract dreamscapes, and hauntingly beautiful animals, EMA paints a picture of humanity’s past, present, and future in the midst of challenges and changes.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • However, data paints a different picture.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The fine addresses flights that consistently arrived more than 30 minutes late over several consecutive months, a practice the Transportation Department says misleads passengers and distorts competition in the airline industry.
    Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This inflates the cost to taxpayers and distorts the insurance market and premium calculations.
    Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • With no streamer or network picking it up, the film found a home with Tom Ortenberg’s theatrical banner Briarcliff Entertainment.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • People gathered later Wednesday near Istanbul’s police headquarters, carrying posters of the mayor and banners with his photo around their shoulders.
    Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Not to mention, there’s a good dose of nostalgia thanks to a couple of pinball machines as well as an old-school Zoltar fortune-telling machine. Closer to our house, the East Brainerd location has a lot of the same decor but still manages to have a personality all its own.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
  • According to his website, Greenspan, an author, television personality, and co-founder of New School American Cheese, has received recognition for his work since the early 2000s.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Trump administration temporarily suspended military and intelligence aid to Ukraine this month after an explosive confrontation between Trump and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza blamed the Israeli military, which denied targeting the compound.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Colors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colors. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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