checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
ˈche-kər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: a board used in various games (such as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors
2
: something that has a pattern or arrangement like a checkerboard
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The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.
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The inviting introduction is underscored with antique reclaimed Spanish marble tiles from Versailles Surfaces, LLC, installed in a classic checkerboard pattern.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
New York The Palace of Versailles’ stables inspired the look of this stunning scarlet space, featuring a barrel-vaulted ceiling with three ornate chandeliers, a 60-foot bar and black-and-white checkerboard flooring.
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The entrance hall sports elegant polished black-and-white checkerboard flooring.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
The past years' trends of intense, high-contrast rugs in checkerboard or paisley have been replaced with simplified plaid patterns and quirky folk designs.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
New York The Palace of Versailles’ stables inspired the look of this stunning scarlet space, featuring a barrel-vaulted ceiling with three ornate chandeliers, a 60-foot bar and black-and-white checkerboard flooring.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Published on June 16, 2025 Photo : Beauchamp Estates/Tony Murray Photography
Photo : Beauchamp Estates/Tony Murray Photography
The entrance hall sports elegant polished black-and-white checkerboard flooring.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
The past years' trends of intense, high-contrast rugs in checkerboard or paisley have been replaced with simplified plaid patterns and quirky folk designs.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for checkerboard
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board used in games and marked with 64 squares in two colors
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