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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calico
Adjective
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The cupcake version is much the same: vanilla cake with a hefty swirl of multicolored buttercream icing.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Her manicure might be on the shorter side, but that's enough real estate for incredibly creative nail art by Betina Goldstein: The black base—CND Shellac in Black Pool—and multicolored buttons perfectly echo the details of her satiny blazer.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
5 May 2025
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“Calico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calico. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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