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adjective

Definition of roannext
as in pinto

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noun

as in chestnut

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Recent Examples of roan
Noun
Colossal researchers will do their work by first sequencing the genome of both a bluebuck and its close surviving relative, the roan antelope, looking for the differences that distinguish one species from the other. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025 In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts. — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025 The 3-year-old gray/roan colt finished second consecutively in the Risen Star and the Louisiana Derby, according to the Derby’s profile. — Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for roan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roan
  1. pinto
  2. palomino
  3. colored
  4. sorrel
  5. blotched
  6. black
  7. rainbow
  8. bay
Adjective
  • Drain and rinse the pinto, cannellini, kidney and black beans.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
Definition of pinto
Noun
  • Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938.
    — Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 26 June 2025
Definition of palomino
Adjective
  • Highlights include a jewel box of a shop lined with wood drawers of glittering gemlike brooches, insignia, cords, and colored fringes; an embroidery and monogramming school; and a bead room for commissioning consultations.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Multi-Hyphenate is housed in deep oxblood-colored glass with silver detailing, part of a broader packaging approach designed to make each product feel distinctive and covetable.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of colored
Noun
  • These include artichoke, asparagus, lovage, rhubarb, sea kale, and sorrel.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
  • At cocktail hour, guests drifted back to the firepit for sunset cocktails like the green flow (gin, sorrel, mastiha liqueur) and bowls of local pistachios.
    — Anya von Bremzen, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Definition of sorrel
Adjective
  • The whole rug needs to get wet or colors in the fiber could migrate and result in a blotched look.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of blotched
Noun
  • Every scene is optimized in real time for infinite contrast, deep blacks, and lifelike highlight detail without blooming.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Deep reds, juicy purples, and glassy blacks are just some of the colors that the experts are recommending.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of black
Adjective
  • Players whose teams wore Pride Night caps had the option to wear their everyday, non-rainbow hats.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • The numbers on the backs of player jerseys were rainbow, and there were constantly pride/rainbow graphics popping up on the jumbotron.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of rainbow
Noun
  • With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In a handful of impressively resonant scenes with King, Kylie gives Gillian an entire new generation to encourage toward the messy exuberant existence that Sally, at least in the sequel’s first few acts, vows to keep at bay.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
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