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Recent Examples of black-and-white
The sizable rooms offer a restrained elegance, with white marble bathrooms, mid-century modern furniture, and black-and-white photos of striking architecture on the walls.
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Because the Kindle is designed just for reading, the black-and-white screen will keep you focused without distractions from texts, apps and social media.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Richard Linklater’s black-and-white film imagines it.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
The black-and-white visual plays into both artists’ aesthetics while keeping ties to Wednesday, the Netflix series starring Jenna Ortega as the Addams Family character of the same name.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Because the Kindle is designed just for reading, the black-and-white screen will keep you focused without distractions from texts, apps and social media.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Richard Linklater’s black-and-white film imagines it.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
The black-and-white visual plays into both artists’ aesthetics while keeping ties to Wednesday, the Netflix series starring Jenna Ortega as the Addams Family character of the same name.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
Adjective
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In recent incidents, Google's Gemini CLI destroyed user files while attempting to reorganize them, and Replit's AI coding service deleted a production database despite explicit instructions not to modify code.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The supplemental essay prompts released for 2025–26 make this explicit.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The upcoming La Nina looks to be on the weaker end of the spectrum, which could also affect how clear-cut its influence becomes.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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The timeline for the female sand tiger sharks was surprisingly clear-cut.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The lightweight formula glides on with a refreshing tingle, then rinses away to reveal skin that feels softer, smoother, and more luminous.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
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The nongreasy formula also delivers a luminous, glowy finish that even shoppers in their 80s can attest to.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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There is a deep respect for the brand’s heritage throughout the collection, but also an unmistakable drive to modernize, internationalize, and individualize the designs for today’s and tomorrow’s audience.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The mood on the factory floor was unmistakable.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Place in a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, v0 enables teams to generate responsive UIs directly from Figma designs or plain English descriptions, thereby minimizing the gap between vision and implementation.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After the very recent birth of their child, Un has taken a break from the all-consuming demands of restaurateuring to attend to the entirely distinct all-consuming demands of early parenthood.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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After monitoring them for two years, the researchers directly observed the birth of two different species of males with distinct genomes from a single queen.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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