as in coloration
the natural coloring of people, animals, or plants
Chlorophyll causes the green pigmentation in plants.
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Recent Examples of pigmentation
In addition, the bottom, or blind, side loses its pigmentation.
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Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
Summer served up a handful of intriguing skincare movements: Dermatologists extolled the virtues of retinal over retinol for minimizing pigmentation, fine lines and breakouts at a faster rate, while buzzy new injectable polynucleotides seemed to rival eye cream for reducing dark circles.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle loves the pigmentation of this powder blush and applies it almost every day.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
Now, this is a lightweight foundation that doesn't have a tremendous amount of coverage but still gives you a nice wash of color and pigmentation.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
Summer served up a handful of intriguing skincare movements: Dermatologists extolled the virtues of retinal over retinol for minimizing pigmentation, fine lines and breakouts at a faster rate, while buzzy new injectable polynucleotides seemed to rival eye cream for reducing dark circles.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle loves the pigmentation of this powder blush and applies it almost every day.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
Now, this is a lightweight foundation that doesn't have a tremendous amount of coverage but still gives you a nice wash of color and pigmentation.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigmentation
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These colorations play a significant role in the survival of wildlife by functioning as a form of concealment, temperature regulation or communication.Elizabeth Carlen, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dom Pérignon’s iconic shield emblem and Basquiat’s iconic three-pronged crown is a fitting design pairing, made all the more playful by Basquiat’s genius coloration.Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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The tool can modify sentences or longer sections of text to shorten or lengthen the word count, change the tone, or format it in a different way.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Harris camp has been projecting a tone of confidence in the final days leading up to the general election.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trump Declines to Rule Out Reviving Family Separations During CNN Town Hall At the same time, the state had long been a destination for immigrants of color—Mexican, Filipino, and Japanese, among others—all vital to the agricultural industry that has always drawn foreign workers.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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All creators and writers are Indigenous, Black or people of color, as is the majority of key crew.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Pigmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigmentation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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