as in varieties
a wide range or assortment
The ice cream shop offers a rainbow of flavors.
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Recent Examples of rainbows
First, Kim talks about the building blocks of a great life which are not all rainbows and unicorns.
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Kimberly Harms, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
There are no rainbows without rain.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
In turn, the sun melts away the snow, feeding the plants and giving rise to flowers, rainbows and eventually, beautifully, spring.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Its bodysuits, bras, thongs, and corsets come in playful, nostalgic patterns and prints—rainbows, galaxies, plaid, pasta, and roses—with unexpected features like detachable sleeves.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
The future of work won’t be all sunshine and rainbows.
—Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
For example, several waterfalls, such as Victoria Falls in southern Africa and Cumberland Falls in Kentucky, see lunar rainbows when the bright moonlight gets refracted in the dense mist.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
There’s sunshine and rainbows in Mallorca.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
To top it all off, companies such as Razer find ways to squeeze RGB lights into unnecessary places so that devices spew out rainbows.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Kimberly Harms, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
There are no rainbows without rain.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
In turn, the sun melts away the snow, feeding the plants and giving rise to flowers, rainbows and eventually, beautifully, spring.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Its bodysuits, bras, thongs, and corsets come in playful, nostalgic patterns and prints—rainbows, galaxies, plaid, pasta, and roses—with unexpected features like detachable sleeves.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
The future of work won’t be all sunshine and rainbows.
—Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
For example, several waterfalls, such as Victoria Falls in southern Africa and Cumberland Falls in Kentucky, see lunar rainbows when the bright moonlight gets refracted in the dense mist.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
There’s sunshine and rainbows in Mallorca.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
To top it all off, companies such as Razer find ways to squeeze RGB lights into unnecessary places so that devices spew out rainbows.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainbows
varieties
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Currently, 212 breeds and varieties are recognized by the American Kennel Club which are divided into seven groups (sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, herding).—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Stocked with gems of all varieties, from acclaimed shops to giant warehouses filled with architectural salvage, there is something for every interior style and budget.—
Samantha Rees,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Rainbows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainbows. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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