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Recent Examples of two-toned
Its shell is split almost perfectly down the middle — one side appearing red-orange, the other dark brown — and that striking two-toned look earned it a very different fate than a typical commercial catch.
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Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Aside from its two-toned hue, the lobster’s sheer size is also raising eyebrows.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Apr. 2026
People buying the new keyboard/trackpad module will also have three keycap options: the classic white-on-black, a two-toned version with some lavender keycap highlights, and a three-toned version with a mix of gray and orange keycap highlights.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2026
And when in doubt, reach for a new Chanel pump, whether in festive animal print or a chic two-toned black-and-white.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Aside from its two-toned hue, the lobster’s sheer size is also raising eyebrows.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Apr. 2026
People buying the new keyboard/trackpad module will also have three keycap options: the classic white-on-black, a two-toned version with some lavender keycap highlights, and a three-toned version with a mix of gray and orange keycap highlights.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2026
And when in doubt, reach for a new Chanel pump, whether in festive animal print or a chic two-toned black-and-white.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-toned
Adjective
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The interior has a designer’s touch, a two-tone leather interior matched with plastic that doesn’t look or feel like plastic.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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How the Split Shell Actually Happens The two-tone look isn’t just a random cosmetic fluke.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These elegant, striated cylinders are chewy and caramelized on the outside and soft and custardy in the middle.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 Apr. 2026
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The silk-and-wool rug by Nalbandian has a subtle striated pattern that’s mirrored in the custom sofa, which is covered in ivory fabric and finished with a ribbed walnut base.—
Amy Bradford,
Architectural Digest,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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This limited color perception is called dichromatic vision, according to VCA Animal Hospitals.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
8 July 2022
Adjective
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Common rattlesnakes in California include the Mojave, northern Pacific, red, sidewinder, speckled and western diamondback rattlesnakes.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The leaf shapes vary, including speckled colors.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For example, in the modern tricolor flag of Ireland, adopted in 1937, green is said to represent Roman Catholics.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Mar. 2026
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North Carolina's tricolored bats are unstable, among several species of bats quickly dying off in the dark.—
Dave Malkoff,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But their gray world is rich in attributes that might otherwise pale in our trichromatic, million-color world.—
Kanya Kanchana,
Longreads,
15 Oct. 2024
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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
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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
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Caladiums, especially bicolor varieties with white or pink leaves, bring welcome color to part-shade containers.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The male peregrine falcon, a new mate for the female, has been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as a banded 4-year-old that fledged from Minneapolis City Hall in 2022.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2026
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It’s finished with visible seams at the sleeves and a banded hem.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Two-toned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-toned. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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