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adjective

variants or tricolored
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as in bicolored

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noun

as in white flag

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Recent Examples of tricolor
Adjective
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 The honeycomb court and the tricolor purple-teal-gray scheme are smooth on the eyes. — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
The plant’s tiny tubular flowers grow in clusters and come in red, pink, yellow, orange, purple, and white—sometimes in single, bi, or tricolor form. — Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026 When the gene is inherited from both parents, the cat's color appears more faded and soft than that of a regular calico, which is usually a rich tricolor coat of black, orange, and white. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 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
  • Travis Gabriel at Olympia High and Marlin Roberts at Kissimmee Gateway throw up their arms as if to surrender with a white flag.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • These agreements secured a multibillion dollar revenue stream, but directly benefited xAI’s biggest rivals — and in a way, waved a big white flag.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 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
  • Situational hitting, bunting, sacrifice flies and moving runners over helped loosen the lineup, allowing the power hitters to do their thing without feeling the need to produce in every at-bat.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The Patriots festooned their parties with banners and flags; thus, streamers, bunting or trendy flag banners in red, white, and blue would be an impeccable look.
    — Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of bunting
Adjective
  • 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
  • This limited color perception is called dichromatic vision, according to VCA Animal Hospitals.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022
Definition of dichromatic
Noun
  • Republican Jim Shaw injected humor into his remarks, pulling out a Florida flag while distancing himself from substance use.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The track, and its accompanying music video, references definitive symbols and figures from Puerto Rico’s pro-independence movement, from activist Eugenio María de Hostos to the light blue flag.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Definition of flag
Adjective
  • In reality, EcoBirdy’s signature speckled finish is made from recycled plastic toys—a fitting second life for a table designed to be covered in them.
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026
  • Anglers often congregate at Eagle Point Fishing Camp, where the bay’s crosscurrents attract redfish, speckled trout, flounder, and more.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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