two-toned

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Recent Examples of two-toned This gives the device a two-toned appearance that isn’t particularly elegant. PC Magazine, 21 July 2025 Many of their letters feature descriptions of seeking the veery, or listening to its call, which consists in a mysterious two-toned sound. Lida Maxwell july 18, Literary Hub, 18 July 2025 Its flower clusters are often two-toned because flowers emerge from pink buds but mature to a blue tone. Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025 That’s easily accomplished with Zara’s two-toned midi skirt, Flore Flore’s black tank top, and Dragon Diffusion’s woven basket bag—a style big enough to fit a laptop. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for two-toned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-toned
Adjective
  • The Swiss watchmaker dropped a two-tone Polo in January to the delight of style-savvy collectors everywhere.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The actress paired the frock with two-tone pumps, a baguette purse, and porcelain drop earrings.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • In the oven, the layers blow apart and the result is a biscuit striated like fancy Italian marble.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Lead With Texture In the primary suite, subdued shades give way to abundant texture in the form of velvet and bouclé on the bed and a striated treatment on the walls.
    Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
  • The actress wore a long-sleeve top with puffy sleeves rolled to the elbows and contrasting fabric between black and a speckled camel tone.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Hire a charter and head out to the deep sea, rent a kayak from Bayou Adventure’s Rental Kiosk and test the waters on the bay side, or stay on land and reel in black drum and speckled trout from one of the island’s two piers or a folding chair on the beach.
    Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The movie has the color palette of a garish tricolored ice pop, a jumble of psychedelic turquoise blue and incandescent fuchsia.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Oct. 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
  • 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 drop shoulder silhouette and banded hem give it a sporty look that would look super cute with leggings or sweatpant jeans.
    Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This cheetah-print blouse is similar to Rinna’s, thanks to a full-button front, straight point collar, and long sleeves with banded cuffs.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026

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“Two-toned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-toned. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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