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recolor

  • a word derived from color.
    color
    noun
    the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.

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While Noah toils away in the desert, artist Maya seeks to recolor her own faded view of the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025

Christopher Farr Cloth invited 21 designers, including Thomas Jayne, Robert Couturier and Markham Roberts, to recolor Carnival, one of its classic patterns, to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

That was part of the impetus to recolor the works with AI.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2021

Leaders want to seem hopeful, and there’s pressure to “deliver good news when there isn’t good news,” he says, or “to repaint or recolor results to be better than they are.”

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2020

It fades in the course of one season; but it is very little trouble to recolor with it.

From The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Francis Child