color in
verb
colored in; coloring in; colors in
: to add color to (a shape or picture) by using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
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His orangey hair nearly matched a color in his brand-new Miami Dolphins jersey, the number thirty-nine spangly and bright.
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Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Briana Scurry, inducted in 2017 and honored in 2018, was the first female goalkeeper and the first female player of color in the Hall.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Reed also lambasted Hegseth for his firing of top military leaders and suggested the Defense secretary had failed to recognize the accomplishments of women and people of color in the military.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Dark blue lines run across its rounded side, creating rectangles, some of which are colored in with turquoise blue or decorated with saffron-yellow symbols.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Briana Scurry, inducted in 2017 and honored in 2018, was the first female goalkeeper and the first female player of color in the Hall.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Reed also lambasted Hegseth for his firing of top military leaders and suggested the Defense secretary had failed to recognize the accomplishments of women and people of color in the military.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Dark blue lines run across its rounded side, creating rectangles, some of which are colored in with turquoise blue or decorated with saffron-yellow symbols.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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