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variants or tricolored

tricolor

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noun

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Recent Examples of tricolor
Adjective
Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party boasts a tricolor flame in its logo evoking a now-defunct movement made up of the political remnants of Benito Mussolini’s fascists. Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Pippa is tricolor, with long ears, a distant gaze, and an underbite that, Peacock mentioned, Piper didn’t have. Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Noun
Their cheery tricolor blooms include a mix of purple, yellow, and white hues. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024 Most demonstrators had the flag of Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, around their shoulders or wore its tricolors on accessories. Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tricolor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor
Noun
  • There are rolling subs, no corners, 1990s MLS-style penalties, a white flag to challenge referee decisions, and a host of other experiments with the rules.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Expect to see lots of red and white flags fluttering on poles around the country, as well as cultural programming such as concerts and rallies.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 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
  • In Caroline Absher’s colossal, mostly-dichromatic self-portrait Studio, the artist looks down at the viewer, who crouches or sits beneath her.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 6 May 2022
  • Álvaro's subjects were 32 trichromats (a mix of men and women) and 32 dichromatic men (a mix of the green-lacking and red-lacking subtypes).
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2015
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
Noun
  • By Monday afternoon, workers were draping the Baltimore Basilica in black bunting.
    Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Castro, an uncommitted recruit, is a left-handed batter with strong speed and bunting ability.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • The matching set also includes straight-leg pants with banded hems, a drawstring waist, and side pockets.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In the very heart of the plateau, the Ancestral Pueblo people wedged brick dwellings directly into the banded cliffs.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This week's quiz highlights equestrian events, flag facts, famous food — and a lot more.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Trump also directed that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in Francis’ honor.
    Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Tricolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricolor. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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