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Recent Examples of black-and-white
The black-and-white footage shows the dog laying directly on her head, then her torso, and in what seems to be every imaginable direction.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Swope also worked during a period of changing over from all black-and-white photos to a mixture of black-and-white and color photography.
—Stephanie Rudig, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
In one black-and-white picture, posted on Instagram on Wednesday, Meghan can be seen cuddling Lilibet, whose face is partially visible behind her mother’s hand and arm.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The image was followed by another black-and-white photo, this time of her sister Kendall Jenner, friend Hailey Bieber and a third gal pal.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Swope also worked during a period of changing over from all black-and-white photos to a mixture of black-and-white and color photography.
—Stephanie Rudig, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
In one black-and-white picture, posted on Instagram on Wednesday, Meghan can be seen cuddling Lilibet, whose face is partially visible behind her mother’s hand and arm.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The image was followed by another black-and-white photo, this time of her sister Kendall Jenner, friend Hailey Bieber and a third gal pal.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
Adjective
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The study exposed fundamental limitations in exact computation, revealing that these systems fail to use explicit algorithms and reason inconsistently across similar puzzles.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Other insiders agreed, but argued permitting reform and more explicit federal support will be needed first.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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But Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s feud is a pretty clear-cut example that men are just as prone to emotional outbursts, bad judgment, and ridiculous behavior as any woman.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
6 June 2025
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Read more: Steelers' Stance on Aaron Rodgers, QB Situation Revealed At 26 years old, Fields is the clear-cut starting quarterback for the Jets.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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In each, Agrippina is dead, luminous, in opulent jewelry or surrounded by fine furs and cloths.—
Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Not just the owner of some of the best eyebrows of the moment, the ‘Levitating’ singer has the kind of clear, luminous skin that most of us can only dream of.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
12 June 2025
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There is no bright-line definition for hardship—it’s determined by the employer under the terms of the retirement plan and based on facts and circumstances.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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None of these cases, for instance, is likely to result in the full restoration of the bright-line rules established with the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, rules based in part on the lessons of our battles against authoritarian monarchy in the seventeenth century.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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So, while Israel is flying the planes, the United States is sending an unmistakable message that its multi-decade strategic partnership with Israel is formidable in the face of threats from anti-American, anti-Western authoritarian regimes.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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An 'unmistakable' long-term trend In practice, investors want to keep their money in the market over decades, and many presidencies.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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While there’s much to say about the social consequences of this behavior, one thing is unambiguous: Completing transactions by phone is standard behavior.—
Benjamin Claeys,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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However, the White House has been unambiguous in its assessment of the situation.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Its impact on the modern environment is made plain when the geologist protagonist must flee terrible wildfires there.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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My mom rocked her plain white canvas sneakers through her four years at Michigan State University (that's her in the picture on the day the Olympic torch was run through the MSU campus in 1984).—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
2 June 2025
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Pullman Market follows in the footsteps of Eataly before it, but this complex’s concepts are so much more distinct and delicious than anything that forebear has offered.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Research suggests disengagement isn't simply the absence of engagement but a distinct psychological state with its own antecedents and consequences.—
Jonathan H. Westover,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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