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Recent Examples of two-toned
Tubular, two-toned blooms attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
Popular sedge plants include two-toned, coppery-brown Japanese sedge, as well as wispy brown New Zealand sedge.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
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.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 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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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
Popular sedge plants include two-toned, coppery-brown Japanese sedge, as well as wispy brown New Zealand sedge.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
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.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 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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Highlighting the warmth of the hue is the Sport Design package, which adds gloss black accents and staggered two-tone Sport Classic wheels (20 inches in the front, 21 inches in the back).—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 May 2026
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New top-trim exterior bling includes 20-inch wheels, a two-tone roof and splash guards.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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This beachfront location overlooking the iconic Hanalei Bay, with the waterfall-striated Hihimanu, Nāmolokama, and Māmalahoa mountains in the distance, has to be one of the prettiest on the planet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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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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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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The one-shoulder dress was designed with a billowing, one-shoulder top with an ornately speckled red and white pattern motif throughout.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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The speckled omnivores can weigh upwards of 10 pounds, largely thanks to a diet that regularly includes eggs, small animals, fruits, and vegetables.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
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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
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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
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Officials estimate annual maintenance, operations and security costs will total between $10,000 and $15,000, in addition to the pending restoration of the banded windows.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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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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“Two-toned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-toned. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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