as in solid
having or consisting of a single color
an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings
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Recent Examples of monochrome
Jack Dangermond, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Some pieces were monochrome, executed entirely in yellows and blues; others exploded with multiple colors.
—Shirley Nwangwa, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The model usually wears a chic and simple monochrome look, leather boots, and trenches.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
And the early maps were monochrome, made on dot-matrix printers.
—Jack Dangermond, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Some pieces were monochrome, executed entirely in yellows and blues; others exploded with multiple colors.
—Shirley Nwangwa, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
But before today’s bulky overcoats, the navy suits and monochrome ties, there were Mr. Washington’s inaugural vestments, as welcome and surprising as democracy itself.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The model usually wears a chic and simple monochrome look, leather boots, and trenches.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monochrome
Adjective
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New Orleans would get an expiring contract in Hardaway Jr. and a solid center in Stewart.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Emilia Pérez was a solid awards season frontrunner prior to Gascón’s social media controversy, receiving 13 Oscar nominations — the most of any nominee this year — and breaking the Academy’s record for most nominations for a non-English-language-film.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The tea imparts a sweet flavor that carries right through to the yolk and a sepia tint that lends an antique, marbled look to the white.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Jan. 2025
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The sepia sky was filled with smoke, ash was falling, and as my car rounded a bend on the 110 Freeway, another phone alert blared to evacuate the area.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.—
Breanna Draxler,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2013
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An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff.—
Pam McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2023
Noun
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The company announced the return of print in August 2024 but, at the time, did not reveal who would be gracing the cover.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her monochromatic ensemble consisted of a preppy black skirt suit, a classic Chanel shoulder bag, open-toe pumps, a bow adorning her hair and a dramatic black cape that the Grammy winner seemed to hide her ring finger behind during certain moments.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Most shoppers love the cozy feel of the knit bottoms that, when paired with the high-neck top, can serve as a preppy monochromatic look.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This black-and-white photograph is of students in a classroom at Naperville High School in the late 1920s, only about a decade after the school was established in 1916.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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At Bend’s City Hall, the walls are lined with panels and photographs detailing the area’s historical link to skiing.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Most countries were of a mind to try to stay neutral between the two powers and maintain good relations with both Washington and Beijing.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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While the gaze in Freud’s painting is fairly neutral, the gaze in Paul’s painting is not.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Skip to the next and previous photo by typing j/k or ←/→.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Here are some other photos of Swift and Kelce from the postgame celebration at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Monochrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monochrome. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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