coloration

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Recent Examples of coloration Their coloration can also help with identification. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025 Ellie offers a coloration tip for hardware: Go with polished nickel. Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 Their robust exoskeletons, vivid colorations and powerful mandibles serve not only as defense mechanisms but also as tools in intraspecific competition and mating rituals. Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 These small, spiny fish are notable for their bright yellow dorsal coloration. Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coloration
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Noun
  • The wolves have broader heads, more powerful jaws and shoulders, and a white coat consistent with pigmentation genes discovered in fossil DNA.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Brightening Ingredients Ingredients like vitamin C, niacinamide, and licorice extract work wonders to even out pigmentation concerns.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This pick comes in three hues and three SPF levels.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Prince Louis tagged along for the Easter Matins Service for the first time in 2023, and the Wales family had a matching moment by wearing blue hues. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
    Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cons: Feels more like a tint, says our reviewer, with sheer coverage.
    Deanna Pai, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
  • This Allure Best of Beauty Award Winner’s serum-like texture works like a sheer, barely-there skin tint and dries down immediately to a dewy (but not greasy) finish.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Older stems will be thicker and have dark brown bark; newer stems will have a green tinge.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The lyrical content of Vernon’s records have long been marked with a tinge of turmoil, and his tendency towards heavy introspection has, at times, cornered him into a trope of a melancholy, lovesick songwriter.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, flowering branches are embroidered on pale sheer chiffon tunics in watery pastel tones.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The few details revealed in the trailer suggest that the first season, at least, will draw heavily from All Systems Red and will have a lighter tone.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Coloration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coloration. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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