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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Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
The owners’ favorite room is the bathroom, where Alpi California burl wood veneer—which is also featured in the bedorom—an Art Deco checkerboard floor, and a rustic handmade ceramic vase add vintage influences from different movements.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2026
Up your lawn-mowing game by adding stripes or even a checkerboard pattern with these tips.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
Today, a checkerboard of subdivisions crosses east to west, and the remaining grasslands are buried each day under reeking asphalt and rolls of turfgrass.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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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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