for color
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: in order to make something more colorful
She used red peppers in the salad for color.
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But this time the e-note is built around Kaleido 3 color E Ink technology with 3,200 x 2,400 grayscale resolution (300 pixels-per-inch) and 1,600 x 1,200 for color (150 PPI).
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New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
Having realized that the local public-housing complex lacked a recycling system, Rottenberg’s team worked with residents to sort their garbage, mining everyday waste (laundry-detergent bottles, milk jugs, water containers) for color.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Every garden needs both annuals for instant impact and perennials for color that returns for many years.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Robert Talbott was always known for color, and that hasn’t changed.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 June 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
Having realized that the local public-housing complex lacked a recycling system, Rottenberg’s team worked with residents to sort their garbage, mining everyday waste (laundry-detergent bottles, milk jugs, water containers) for color.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Every garden needs both annuals for instant impact and perennials for color that returns for many years.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Robert Talbott was always known for color, and that hasn’t changed.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for for color
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“For color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20color. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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