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
More intensely purple forms — often associated with species like Renilla amethystina — are influenced by pigmentation and habitat factors such as light exposure and sediment composition.
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Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The pigmentation of this formula is quite strong and leaves behind a glow that isn’t overly sparkly or sheen.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2026
The bands stopped precisely at the midline of her body, and the pigmentation of her right side was entirely normal.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The lace on this unit was considerably more coarse in texture, thicker, carried more visible pigmentation toward the middle to back, and offered minimal stretch.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The pigmentation of this formula is quite strong and leaves behind a glow that isn’t overly sparkly or sheen.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2026
The bands stopped precisely at the midline of her body, and the pigmentation of her right side was entirely normal.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The lace on this unit was considerably more coarse in texture, thicker, carried more visible pigmentation toward the middle to back, and offered minimal stretch.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigmentation
Noun
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Chonkers is also distinguished by his light fur, in contrast to the darker coloration of the California sea lions.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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That kind of split coloration is considered extremely rare.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keep your tone steady, and let flexibility sharpen your next move forward with confidence and clear intention.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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So heavy, in fact, that the Magic crumbled underneath the weight and the tone of the series has changed, and the reasons are impossible to ignore.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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These teams are growing fiber from bacteria, engineering cotton that comes out of the ground in color and creating silk like fibers from compost.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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The centrality of the extra-long flyback chronograph seconds hand (in a straw-yellow color) nods to his belief that the watch is, at heart, an instrument.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Pigmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigmentation. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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