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Recent Examples of checkered
Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside, checkered floors, an old-school jukebox, and wraparound booths add to the atmosphere.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
It’s filled with casual and leisure apparel and accessories such as Fair Isle sweaters, checkered overshirts and corduroy pants.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Flannel patterns can include solid colors, checkered prints, stripes, argyle and anything in between.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The space is full of playful contrasts—checkered wallpaper from Schumacher, a leopard-print carpet, and a whimsical Avalon rattan daybed by Serena & Lily.
—Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2026
Inside, checkered floors, an old-school jukebox, and wraparound booths add to the atmosphere.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
It’s filled with casual and leisure apparel and accessories such as Fair Isle sweaters, checkered overshirts and corduroy pants.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Flannel patterns can include solid colors, checkered prints, stripes, argyle and anything in between.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkered
Adjective
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Choose from eleven different solid and multicolored options to fit your decor.—
Kate Donovan,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The officer smelled marijuana and saw a baggie of multicolored pills.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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For most of Islamic history the kiswah was white, red, green, yellow or striped.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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Insect problems include striped and spotted cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and aphids.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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These recall the varicolored water specimens that Wolfe has exhibited previously.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2019
Verb
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On Tuesday, a few campaign signs speckled the cream walls of the room.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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Switzerland's natural beauty and breadth are astounding—snowcapped mountains with some of the world's best skiing, verdant valleys speckled with wildflowers, and quaint cities filled with cultural attractions and world-class restaurants.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Hikers should expect soft, wet, slushy or muddy conditions during warmer parts of the day and snow across much of the trail at high elevations and in shaded areas, the organization said.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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That is particularly relevant in high-rise cities, where skyscrapers create heavily shaded urban canyons and cloud cover frequently reduces direct solar exposure.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
Verb
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The foliage is typically mottled with silvery or light green variegation.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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The air rang with random alarms; the soft surfaces were mottled with mystery stains.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the Menil work, the central character is an artist brandishing a bouquet of colored pencils, surrounded by a seraphic tumble of monochrome extras that are her handiwork.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The ones still managing to a colored dashboard will be answering for it.—
Yonesy Nunez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The Chapter 02 lineup includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned, and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art, among other key items.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Checkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkered. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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