as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
a polychromatic tropical bird
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Recent Examples of polychromatic
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.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
The backbone exponent is strikingly different from its polychromatic cousins.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
In all, Saturday probably offered a glittering glimpse of a fall day out of legend and memory, of long-ago football games and sunlit excursions on roads and trails embellished by the fiercely polychromatic hues of tree after roadside tree.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
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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.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
The backbone exponent is strikingly different from its polychromatic cousins.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
In all, Saturday probably offered a glittering glimpse of a fall day out of legend and memory, of long-ago football games and sunlit excursions on roads and trails embellished by the fiercely polychromatic hues of tree after roadside tree.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polychromatic
Adjective
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Whether styled with a matching top for a monochromatic moment, like Middleton and Witherspoon, or paired with a T-shirt, like Clarkson, colorful pants are an easy way to make dressing for the office, a date night, or the holidays feel all the more fashionable.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When not multi-colored with bespoke rainbows or other artists’ visions, two-tone exterior color patterns were also acceptable decades ago.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Don't clean colored or delicate fabrics like silk, electronics, or some types of metal.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These varied global efforts are helping to define technical standards, cost models, and business cases for dynamic electric road systems, with induction being one of several competing technologies (others include ground-rails and overhead power supply).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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By considering the varied needs of different users, Ausom designs its scooters to adapt to a range of real-world scenarios—whether for daily commuting, longer-distance travel, or occasional recreational use.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Adept anglers can fly-fish for them across the varied terrain of the property’s creeks or patrol the marshy perimeters its six Class A lakes for the coveted catch, as well as fellow trout—namely rainbow, brown, and brook–that often exceed 20 inches.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Polychromatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polychromatic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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