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
Best Mess-Free Craft Kit If your kid likes scratch art—and fairies, rainbows, and unicorns—this kit is sure to be a hit.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Confetti canons shot out glittering rainbows, and Derevjanik began to dance around, shouting in glee.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The early part of the football season had been sunshine and rainbows for San Juan Hills entering Friday’s home game against Chino Hills.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
In Shasta County, near the geographic top of California, McArthur-Burney State Park is known for its picturesque waterfalls, with rainbows rising through the mist when the sun shines just right.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Across the state, many different styles of pavement art are affected – not just rainbows, but also designs nodding to racial equality, police, and a university.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
This natural wonder, straddling the border between Canada and the United States, has long captivated visitors with magical rainbows and roaring currents.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
One has to leave the rainbows and butterflies at the door in these scenarios.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Now Cohen really had his rainbows.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Confetti canons shot out glittering rainbows, and Derevjanik began to dance around, shouting in glee.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The early part of the football season had been sunshine and rainbows for San Juan Hills entering Friday’s home game against Chino Hills.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
In Shasta County, near the geographic top of California, McArthur-Burney State Park is known for its picturesque waterfalls, with rainbows rising through the mist when the sun shines just right.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Across the state, many different styles of pavement art are affected – not just rainbows, but also designs nodding to racial equality, police, and a university.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
This natural wonder, straddling the border between Canada and the United States, has long captivated visitors with magical rainbows and roaring currents.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
One has to leave the rainbows and butterflies at the door in these scenarios.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Now Cohen really had his rainbows.
—Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainbows
varieties
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And because the team has gathered genetic material from coral that appear more resistant to heat and stress, their efforts are designed to reproduce hardier varieties.—
John Otis,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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Overwintering cold-sensitive bulbs such as dahlias, cannas, and gladiolus is a smart way to save money, preserve your favorite varieties, and even grow bigger blooms the following summer.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Rainbows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainbows. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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