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Recent Examples of coloration
Bright red stems add to the plant’s striking coloration throughout the year.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
The chemistry of the melanin and the coloration of feathers.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
Brindle coloration, like Fats has, is considered a particularly desirable characteristic.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
The state launched an investigation and confirmed that the vibrant coloration resulted from the ingestion of anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
The chemistry of the melanin and the coloration of feathers.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
Brindle coloration, like Fats has, is considered a particularly desirable characteristic.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
The state launched an investigation and confirmed that the vibrant coloration resulted from the ingestion of anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coloration
Noun
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Many breeds have darker lips and noses, and that pigmentation can also be found in their tongues and gums.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Armani Beauty’s Lip Power Longwear Satin Lipstick delivers the pigmentation and staying power of a matte, but swaps a potentially harsh, line-accentuating finish for a soft, almost-balm-like satin.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Channeling pumpkin hues, the host transported to 1983 in a coordinated orange suit, as well as a thick, lampshade mustache.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The bold cherry hue of this bean bag will bring some game-room energy to any space in your home.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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The launch comes after Xiaomi last summer started selling smart glasses in China that let users tap the frame to change the lens tint.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Each balm is packed with natural ingredients – including antioxidant-rich vitamin E – and has no tint.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The mocha was cloying, the caramel not salty enough, and both had an all-too-present tinge of monk fruit.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
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The reddish tinge elevates almost any other tones it's paired with, from browns and beiges to a high contrast blue.—
Nuria Luis,
Glamour,
18 Oct. 2025
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Grande, who plays Glinda in the film, channeled her character’s penchant for pink, donning two shades of the tone in her voluminous dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Although not strictly a horror movie — its tone is more comparable to an erotic thriller like 1987's Fatal Attraction — this 1960 feature is a milestone of genre cinema and Korean movies as a whole.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Coloration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coloration. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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