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a wide range or assortment
The ice cream shop offers a rainbow of flavors.
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Recent Examples of rainbows
Shaped like ice cream cones, presents, rainbows, and balloons, these butter cookies taste like birthday cake with festive rainbow sprinkles throughout.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Here, rainbows are an almost daily occurrence, sperm and blue whales are frequently spotted just off the coast, and surf crashes over hot spring pools carved into lava stone.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Couples in Freida McFadden's books seldom get sunshine and rainbows.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Belichick’s Patriots’ career wasn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows either.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The rainbows were fat and healthy, with broad shoulders.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
Soon his parents and older sister arrive from the air, trailing rainbows behind their colorful capes.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Per his bio, Noah had several hobbies, including swimming, beading and making drawings, especially of rainbows and butterflies.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
This is a moment of throwing caution to the wind, falling in and out of love with your one and only, chasing rainbows, and fulfilling your desires.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Here, rainbows are an almost daily occurrence, sperm and blue whales are frequently spotted just off the coast, and surf crashes over hot spring pools carved into lava stone.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Couples in Freida McFadden's books seldom get sunshine and rainbows.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Belichick’s Patriots’ career wasn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows either.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The rainbows were fat and healthy, with broad shoulders.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
Soon his parents and older sister arrive from the air, trailing rainbows behind their colorful capes.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Per his bio, Noah had several hobbies, including swimming, beading and making drawings, especially of rainbows and butterflies.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
This is a moment of throwing caution to the wind, falling in and out of love with your one and only, chasing rainbows, and fulfilling your desires.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainbows
varieties
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Minute Maid's frozen juices - including several varieties of orange juice, lemonade and limeade - will be discontinued by April, with inventory available while supplies last, Coca-Cola said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Other varieties include a fun skirt with a threadbare T-shirt, or Brandy Melville basics offset by aggressively A-lister sunglasses.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Rainbows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainbows. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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