as in colored
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
the strikingly chromatic paintings of Matisse and the other Fauvists
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Recent Examples of chromatic
Over beats as blunt, chromatic, and gleefully stupid as a Jeff Koons sculpture, the singer has vied to make hyperpop more garish and alarming by being hornier, messier, and more extreme than her peers.
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Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
The parade of styles, of homage and revolt, from the chromatic frenzy of Pollock and de Kooning to the deadpan rigor of Ruscha and Johns, led to the question of Lerner’s formation.
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Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
The motion further requests the Measure ULA Citizens Oversight Committee to evaluate Measure ULA, examining financial and chromatic outcomes prior to this outreach work.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
And one important consequence of this newfound chromatic primacy is that, in a work like Early One Morning, 1962, his sculpture assumes two very different experiences of form depending on one’s viewpoint.
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Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
The parade of styles, of homage and revolt, from the chromatic frenzy of Pollock and de Kooning to the deadpan rigor of Ruscha and Johns, led to the question of Lerner’s formation.
—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
The motion further requests the Measure ULA Citizens Oversight Committee to evaluate Measure ULA, examining financial and chromatic outcomes prior to this outreach work.
—
City News Service,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
And one important consequence of this newfound chromatic primacy is that, in a work like Early One Morning, 1962, his sculpture assumes two very different experiences of form depending on one’s viewpoint.
—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chromatic
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Enjoy caramel-colored foliage in spring and fall and pink blooms throughout summer that attract pollinators.
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Squeezits No '90s lunch box felt complete without a brightly colored bottle of Squeezits.
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Bringing new teenage characters into the Factory, with Kit Connor already announced as lead voice cast, the film appears to be a fast-paced, thrilling and colorful adventure for young audiences, and got enthusiastic feedback from Annecy’s crowds.
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Lasichanh sported colorful sneakers for her footwear, carried a small Louis Vuitton bag and wore delicate jewelry pieces to complete her casually bent attire.
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The return on investment varied widely by major, from a high of $204,686 for engineering and architecture degrees to a low of $35,410 for liberal arts.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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Players whose teams wore Pride Night caps had the option to wear their everyday, non-rainbow hats.
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The numbers on the backs of player jerseys were rainbow, and there were constantly pride/rainbow graphics popping up on the jumbotron.
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His invention hasn't been implemented at any crosswalks yet, but Jung said his next step is to pilot SmartBlink with local governments in various communities.
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Shoots them off the balance, catch-and-shoot, spot ups — just in various ways.
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“Chromatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chromatic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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