She painted a colorful picture.

Meaning: This means she covered something with a liquid or powder that dries to form a colored surface, and the result has many different colors.

Choice of Words: Painted is the past tense of the verb Paint, which means to cover something with a liquid or powder that dries to form a colored surface. Colorful means having many different colors. Picture is a representation of something drawn, painted, or photographed.

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