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Recent Examples of black-and-white
While zebras are renowned for their coherent black-and-white stripes, the quagga’s most distinctive feature was its partial brown-and-white striping.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Scientists have long debated the function of the zebra's distinctive black-and-white striped pattern.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Decorate your porch with a simple black-and-white scheme by using monochromatic pillows and furniture.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The shoe featured in a bold lime-and-cream duo, then a follow-up with the undemonstrative iteration in black-and-white.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Scientists have long debated the function of the zebra's distinctive black-and-white striped pattern.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Decorate your porch with a simple black-and-white scheme by using monochromatic pillows and furniture.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The shoe featured in a bold lime-and-cream duo, then a follow-up with the undemonstrative iteration in black-and-white.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
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The political resonance of his project arises not from an explicit statement of values but from a tender demonstration of complex, undeniable humanity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The department’s content warnings include mild romantic situations and notions of matchmaking, gentle social satire, occasional passive-aggressive dialogue and very mild suggestive themes (but nothing explicit).—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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While one of the objects involved was a black hole of 22 to 24 solar masses, the identity of the second object isn't as clear-cut as in the case of the mixed mergers above.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Even the engravings with ostensibly political meanings may not be so clear-cut.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 Sep. 2025
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Two meteor showers and a luminous supermoon will light up the California night sky in October.—
Mike Haskey,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The comet's nucleus will be shrouded in a luminous halo of gas and dust, with a long tail streaming out behind.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Crafting bright-line tests that separate commodities from securities, or creating a new category, will be legally complex.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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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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When Swift won the 2015 Grammy for album of the year, cameras captured Gomez tearing up in the audience, her pride unmistakable.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The reference point was unmistakable.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Lead researchers on the project concluded that there was no unambiguous discovery of life by the Viking landers, but it cannot be completely ruled out.—
Joel S. Levine,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is the complete opposite of most programming languages, where syntax typically tries to be explicit and unambiguous.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
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Music industry machinations are mostly to blame; a higher supply of albums means more sales, which translates into chart performance and popularity and plain old checks to cash.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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One site, as reported by Phys, had a distinct path, whereas another lacked these types of markers.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Among the most popular are Scorpios, Macakizi, and Xuma Village, each offering its own distinct energy, style, and soundtrack.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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