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adjective

variants or tricolored
Definition of tricolornext
as in bicolored

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noun

as in white flag

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Recent Examples of tricolor
Adjective
The movie has the color palette of a garish tricolored ice pop, a jumble of psychedelic turquoise blue and incandescent fuchsia. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Oct. 2025 The nickel-grey sunburst dial features a tonal version of Zenith’s tricolor El Primero subdials and polished details. — Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
Noun
The French tricolor is everywhere — in sidewalk cafes and bars, and the hundreds of fan zones set up in cities and small towns around France. — Eva Van Dam, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Look out for brown pelicans, tricolor herons, reddish egrets, wood storks, and many other unique species. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tricolor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor
  1. bicolored
  2. white flag
  3. trichromatic
  4. bunting
  5. dichromatic
  6. flag
  7. speckled
  8. semaphore
Adjective
  • For a bicolored tomato whose flavor matches its beauty, both from the outside and the inside, consider Captain Lucky.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
  • Caladiums, especially bicolor varieties with white or pink leaves, bring welcome color to part-shade containers.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of bicolored
Noun
  • This is not the first time the gang leader, who bears responsibility for the surge in violence that has led to more than 5,700 people being killed or injured from January to mid-September, has waved a white flag.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Seeing the reviews, Sony waved the white flag, reducing Klara and the Sun‘s theatrical release from wide to moderate on Rentrak.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of white flag
Adjective
  • But their gray world is rich in attributes that might otherwise pale in our trichromatic, million-color world.
    — Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
  • About 30 million years ago, one of our primate ancestors’ cones split into two — red- and green-detecting — which, together with the existing blue-detecting cone, give us trichromatic vision.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2016
Definition of trichromatic
Noun
  • The setting was a dining room decked out in oversized circus masks, bunting, garlands, and colorful lights, Ideal Home reported.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Festive bunting was strung between shops along the tiny main street in Doonbeg, a village on the west coast of Ireland.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of bunting
Adjective
  • This is because dichromatic vision depends on two types of light-sensitive cone cells rather than the three types responsible for color vision in humans.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • However, these stories reach far beyond the understanding of ethics as dichromatic, immutable codes of conduct and delve into more complex internal dilemmas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of dichromatic
Noun
  • Although exploiting these services could reveal a task’s flag, doing so was outside the authorized scope.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The feeling was mutual, as Algerian flags flew in Lawrence, citizens wore the team’s jerseys and colors, and some kids even practiced with the team.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of flag
Adjective
  • The large blooms feature pink and white speckled throats and are highly attractive to hummingbirds.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Smith hung an oversized Nelson Angled Sphere Bubble Pendant above a custom teak bed with a speckled bouclé headboard and a drapey saffron velvet coverlet for a tranquil effect.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of speckled
Noun
  • The Jeep struck a semaphore pole, severing the vehicle in two.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But even for an expert, fluency in the complex language of corner semaphore isn’t an essential for youngsters enjoying the game at grassroots level.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of semaphore

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“Tricolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricolor. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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