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Recent Examples of colorant
Best of all, this shampoo is free from all the bad stuff—no parabens, phthalates, silicones, sulfates, or synthetic colorants here.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Both of those menus featured Whoppers with thematic, colored buns, dyed using natural colorants, like beet juice or ube.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 May 2025
And on March 21, Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
It is already widely used as a blue food colorant in Asia, but it is not yet authorized in the U.S.9
Butterfly pea flower extract.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Both of those menus featured Whoppers with thematic, colored buns, dyed using natural colorants, like beet juice or ube.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 May 2025
And on March 21, Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
It is already widely used as a blue food colorant in Asia, but it is not yet authorized in the U.S.9
Butterfly pea flower extract.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colorant
Noun
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From using the pigment as a cheek tint to mixing the color into moisturizers, the cream texture has been the foundation of Danessa Myricks Beauty since the beginning.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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Apples contain carotenoids, antioxidant pigments that give red, orange, and yellow fruits and vegetables their colors.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The dye was linked to thyroid cancer risks in rats as well as behavioral issues in children such as hyperactivity.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Hot water breaks down the dyes, so preserve your darkest colors and keep them looking like new by using a cold wash cycle.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Similar studies also led the European Union to restrict food coloring.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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With their milkweed diet being a core tenet to how monarchs protect themselves from predators, other butterfly species have evolved to resemble monarchs’ coloring as a way to gain protection.—
Muqsit Ashraf,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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No wonder Sriram’s vision has been compared to John Waters, though early Pedro Almodóvar might be a more apt comparison, with all the vibrant colors and intense characters obsessed with murder.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Snag this accent rug from Hearth & Home that adds a pop of color to your doorway.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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“Colorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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