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was coloring

  • past progressive of color.

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Twelve-year-old Calyssa was coloring quietly while the eight hustled like “Top Chef” contestants.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2018

Watching the #MeToo movement gain traction, as women’s voices were finally heard and powerful men finally, finally experienced consequences, felt like a restoration, as if someone was coloring me in again.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2018

“Back when I was coloring films for Ted Turner, people had a right to say it looked bad,” Rutledge said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2016

A woman who was coloring heard my theory and rolled her eyes.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2016

That place in their minds that had worked their mahalath transformations was coloring Dreamer’s Weep with their snatched and grabbed happiness.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor