two-tone

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Recent Examples of two-tone Then, dress it up: The MoMA Design Store carries playful glassware, such as these sturdy two-tone straws inspired by the museum’s colors. Luke Fortney, New York Times, 10 July 2025 This modification, along with its two-tone House of Kolor black and metallic orange paint job, are a bit part of why its so beloved. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2025 At any watch appointment or watch conference in the past twelve months, the two-tone iterations have jumped out at me in a way that an all gold or all silver would usually. Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 7 July 2025 The two-tone design features refined details like a leather tie closure, a spacious zippered compartment that fits a laptop, a convenient front pocket, and soft cotton lining. Footwear News, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for two-tone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-tone
Adjective
  • Each table has a two-toned design with a light brown tabletop to complement the different colored bases.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • As a bonus, rub its two-toned foliage — green on the top and silver on the bottom — between thumb and forefinger for an aromatically minty delight.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In Caroline Absher’s colossal, mostly-dichromatic self-portrait Studio, the artist looks down at the viewer, who crouches or sits beneath her.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 6 May 2022
  • Álvaro's subjects were 32 trichromats (a mix of men and women) and 32 dichromatic men (a mix of the green-lacking and red-lacking subtypes).
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2015
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
  • Even pubs remained closed on March 17 until 1961. Since 1922, when 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland became semi-independent, the tricolor flag of Ireland has been the official flag.
    Bryan McGovern, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 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
  • But within the striated canyon walls, a hidden world of microscopic marvels reveals the region’s role as an evolutionary hotbed teeming with prehistoric life.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Square limestone columns with a wavy, striated design stand between the formal living and dining areas.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a scene framed by the opening of a karst cave, the 20-inch black and cream-colored banded snake targeted an unknowing skink.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.
    Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
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
Adjective
  • The men’s fedora, known as the Foreman, is hand-blocked from molasses metallic flecked straw braid.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The dashboard is swathed in a flecked, mélange-style fabric that is based on a traditional Japanese hand-weaving technique called Nishijin-ori.
    Mara Balagtas McIlwrath, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023

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“Two-tone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-tone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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