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Recent Examples of black-and-white
One of its most iconic and recognizable patterns is Courtly Check—a black-and-white checkerboard reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland.
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
Lively's post included a black-and-white photo of Lively on the TIME100 cover and a screenshot of the essay Ifill wrote about her.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which stretches for about 70 miles, is renowned for its pristine beaches and the striking black-and-white striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
History suggests that film and media have always adapted to technological upheaval, from silent to sound, black-and-white to color, celluloid to digital, each time emerging with new creative possibilities.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
Lively's post included a black-and-white photo of Lively on the TIME100 cover and a screenshot of the essay Ifill wrote about her.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which stretches for about 70 miles, is renowned for its pristine beaches and the striking black-and-white striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
History suggests that film and media have always adapted to technological upheaval, from silent to sound, black-and-white to color, celluloid to digital, each time emerging with new creative possibilities.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
Adjective
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Bear in mind that this was made in 1936, so don’t expect anything super explicit.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 May 2025
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The draft published by lawmakers does not include any explicit U.S. security guarantees -- long one of Kyiv's primary demands.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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What is less clear-cut is why all the players The Athletic interviewed said they were caught off guard by this change.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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While most debates, especially online, aren't so clear-cut, the majority agrees that even the most skilled men are no match for a gorilla.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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But the overall vibe is luminous and joyful — almost celebratory.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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The silky formula glides on, leaving skin luminous and smooth.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There is no bright-line definition for hardship—it’s determined by the employer under the terms of the retirement plan and based on facts and circumstances.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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None of these cases, for instance, is likely to result in the full restoration of the bright-line rules established with the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, rules based in part on the lessons of our battles against authoritarian monarchy in the seventeenth century.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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She’s been wildly influential without ever being less than unmistakable; no matter what sonic, thematic or characteristic elements other artists may borrow from her, none of them would ever risk being taken for Lana herself.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
26 Apr. 2025
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The song, a collaboration between The Pogues frontman MacGowan and the unmistakable O’Connor, reenters the Official Physical Singles chart at No. 18.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The order—responding to an emergency request to prevent the immediate removal of Venezuelan migrants—was gratifyingly unambiguous.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Reporting indicates that Iran’s objectives in these talks are unambiguous.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are many causes for hair loss—pregnancy, medication, stress, tight styling, or just plain genetics, to name a few.—
Danielle Cohen,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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Our Review Only recent Macs with either M4 Pro or M4 Max CPUs support Thunderbolt 5; Macs with plain M4 chips will not.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Joy Division is unique and distinct in their style and sound to be framed as a specific influence on many other artists and songwriters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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