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variants or tricolored

tricolor

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tricolor
Adjective
The honeycomb court and the tricolor purple-teal-gray scheme are smooth on the eyes. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Cricket is widely followed in Afghanistan, and the country’s national team – whose emblem still displays the tricolor flag of the government ousted by the Taliban – has been a source of national pride for many, even though the Taliban has barred women from playing cricket. Joseph Ataman, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
Behind them, the pink leaves of a tricolor beech tree bring just a touch of soft color. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025 From the center of a political firestorm, the brash rap trio from the north of Ireland donned tricolor balaclavas and got the crowd on their side at London’s Wide Awake festival. Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tricolor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor
Noun
  • Plough isn’t waving a white flag here.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • After Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal on Friday denied the city’s request for a rehearing in an election lawsuit brought by mayoral candidate Emilio González, the city officials who pushed for the change are waving the white flag.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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
  • Helmholtz’s theory was that our vision was trichromatic, based on three fundamental colors: red, green, and blue, which can be combined to make any other color.
    The Lost Women of Science Initiative, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • However, these stories reach far beyond the understanding of ethics as dichromatic, immutable codes of conduct and delve into more complex internal dilemmas.
    Priyamvada Ramkumar August 18, 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
Adjective
  • Its bicolored glasses were made from Sapphire and Mozambique baguette Ruby while its own earring was fashioned from a yellow diamond.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Its bicolored yellowy-orange and pink blooms have a moderate to strong fragrance.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • There would be pastels and bunting.
    Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Thomas Niehaus, 52, is accused of specifically targeting flags and bunting related to the LGBTQ+ community.
    David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on April 3.
    Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
Adjective
  • The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • It’s finished with banded three-quarter sleeves and a subtly cropped hem that hits right at the hips on most people.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Despite facing challenges to get the march off the ground this year, supporters came bearing flags, signs and spirit on the eve of the Boise Pride Festival, which takes place this weekend.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Chiefs fans had a brief glimmer of hope as a flag was thrown on LA’s touchdown.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Tricolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricolor. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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