Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polychromed
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But Tariq’s body was already cold, and his skin was mottled.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Shiny and dark evergreen foliage is held aloft on strong, arching stems mottled with purple flecks.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2025
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McQueen’s work asks us to confront the ways that awe at beauty can be marbled with disgust.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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To tap into the farmhouse decor aesthetics, a mix of plaid and striped linen bedding paired with a patch-quilt blanket create an elevated look.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Medline sells hundreds of thousands of products, including medical supplies and instruments, patient gowns, personal protective equipment, Curad bandages and the iconic blue- and pink-striped blankets hospitals wrap around newborns.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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That’s because very ripe bananas—which are speckled with brown spots or even completely brown—are naturally sweeter than their green or yellow counterparts.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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My sister’s eyes were bloodshot, and her skin was speckled with tiny, red dots.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
2 Mar. 2026
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Locked in a safe on her desk at Boston University’s Institute for Astrophysical Research is a shard of meteorite flecked with material older than the sun.—
James Dinneen,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Mar. 2026
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Her sky-blue eyes, flecked with silver and hazel, narrow slightly, then relax.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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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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At the San Francisco Macworld Expo in January 1998, only one year into the job, Jobs was nearly unrecognizable in his new mustache and full beard, streaked with gray.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the stakes of this season have been clear since Day 1, and unlike last season — when the Red Wings streaked their way in and out of the playoff race — this year’s group has been right there all year long.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The day was otherwise cheerful; sunshine dappled through evergreen boughs.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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The former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon’s grandnephew, opened in 2010 as the 100-room Shangri-La Paris, complete with a spa and sun-dappled pool about 56 feet long.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Polychromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polychromed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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