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
When not multi-colored with bespoke rainbows or other artists’ visions, two-tone exterior color patterns were also acceptable decades ago.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Rain to rainbows The Annunciation community was in mourning and didn’t know how to proceed with its annual September Fest, set for three weeks after the shooting.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Life of an ex-Broncos RB — D And yet Williams’ statistical stumble was cupcakes and rainbows compared to the week of his former teammate — and backfield mate — Audric Estime.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
People across continents might link rainbows with snakes, or see rabbits on the moon, or cast foxes, jackals, and coyotes as tricksters.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Best Mess-Free Craft Kit If your kid likes scratch art—and fairies, rainbows, and unicorns—this kit is sure to be a hit.
—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
James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Rain to rainbows The Annunciation community was in mourning and didn’t know how to proceed with its annual September Fest, set for three weeks after the shooting.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Life of an ex-Broncos RB — D And yet Williams’ statistical stumble was cupcakes and rainbows compared to the week of his former teammate — and backfield mate — Audric Estime.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
People across continents might link rainbows with snakes, or see rabbits on the moon, or cast foxes, jackals, and coyotes as tricksters.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Best Mess-Free Craft Kit If your kid likes scratch art—and fairies, rainbows, and unicorns—this kit is sure to be a hit.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainbows
varieties
Noun
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Different Types Of Blueberry Bushes In the South, Rabbiteye and Southern Highbush are the best performing blueberry varieties.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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The risk to coffee production from climate change has some researchers trying to develop more climate-resistant varieties of coffee.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Rainbows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainbows. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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