as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
a polychromatic tropical bird
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Recent Examples of polychromatic
Denali National Park Alaska Spanning 6 million acres of wilderness and containing polychromatic ridgelines, boreal forest, and the tallest mountain in North America (at 20,237 feet), Denali National Park inspires awe like nowhere else.
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Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
21 May 2025
Denver Go for: a polychromatic food scene; new lodgings that straddle past and present
Enjoying the outdoors is practically a requirement in Colorado, but Denver’s buzzy dining scene is finally making a good case for spending more time indoors.
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Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2025
From natural dyes to native teas, create rainbow flags and polychromatic drinks.
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Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
10 June 2024
The colorful sculptures are massive and yet almost seem to float, made up of shining polychromatic bands that twist and coil through space.
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CBS News,
4 May 2024
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Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
21 May 2025
Denver Go for: a polychromatic food scene; new lodgings that straddle past and present
Enjoying the outdoors is practically a requirement in Colorado, but Denver’s buzzy dining scene is finally making a good case for spending more time indoors.
—
Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2025
From natural dyes to native teas, create rainbow flags and polychromatic drinks.
—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
10 June 2024
The colorful sculptures are massive and yet almost seem to float, made up of shining polychromatic bands that twist and coil through space.
—
CBS News,
4 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polychromatic
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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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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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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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“Polychromatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polychromatic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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