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variants or tricolored

tricolor

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noun

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Recent Examples of tricolor
Adjective
Pippa is tricolor, with long ears, a distant gaze, and an underbite that, Peacock mentioned, Piper didn’t have. Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party remains an unrepentant bastion of the hard right, up to and including a tricolor flame in its logo that evokes a now-defunct party made up of the political remnants of Mussolini’s fascists. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
Noun
Their cheery tricolor blooms include a mix of purple, yellow, and white hues. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024 Most demonstrators had the flag of Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, around their shoulders or wore its tricolors on accessories. Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tricolor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor
Noun
  • At the deadline, the Warriors could have waved the white flag.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • There’s no reason to wave the white flag, but the Canucks have to seize this opportunity to do the right thing, and at the very least, recognize their positioning and prioritize using the trade deadline to load up for next season accordingly.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But their gray world is rich in attributes that might otherwise pale in our trichromatic, million-color world.
    Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Helmholtz’s theory was that our vision was trichromatic, based on three fundamental colors: red, green, and blue, which can be combined to make any other color.
    The Lost Women of Science Initiative, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • In Caroline Absher’s colossal, mostly-dichromatic self-portrait Studio, the artist looks down at the viewer, who crouches or sits beneath her.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 6 May 2022
  • Álvaro's subjects were 32 trichromats (a mix of men and women) and 32 dichromatic men (a mix of the green-lacking and red-lacking subtypes).
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2015
Adjective
  • Its bicolored glasses were made from Sapphire and Mozambique baguette Ruby while its own earring was fashioned from a yellow diamond.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Its bicolored yellowy-orange and pink blooms have a moderate to strong fragrance.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • The potential risks of these arrangements drew a bunting of red flags from consumer finance experts.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Fairchild was asking the question to Brett Butler, the former big-league outfielder and the Babe Ruth of bunting.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • In the very heart of the plateau, the Ancestral Pueblo people wedged brick dwellings directly into the banded cliffs.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Amazon Essentials Knit Surplice Jumpsuit From the wrap front and cropped silhouette to the back patch pockets and banded hems, this jumpsuit is a style standout.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The race offered fans enough excitement to cherish, featuring ten caution flags.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • After walking out of a prison near Seoul, Yoon waved, clenched his fists and bowed deeply to his supporters who were shouting his name and waving South Korean and U.S. flags.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Tricolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricolor. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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