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tricolor

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tricolor
Adjective
The honeycomb court and the tricolor purple-teal-gray scheme are smooth on the eyes. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Cricket is widely followed in Afghanistan, and the country’s national team – whose emblem still displays the tricolor flag of the government ousted by the Taliban – has been a source of national pride for many, even though the Taliban has barred women from playing cricket. Joseph Ataman, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
The Russian tricolor is soon flying in the island's town of Kardla, taking NATO by surprise. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025 Its wings may be missing, but with its body decked out in period Air France livery, with a chrome-effect undercarriage, gleaming white roof, winged seahorse logo and French tricolor flag, the Comet is an eye-catching sight. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tricolor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor
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
  • But with the team not having its first-round picks in 2026 or 2027, and the standings still very tight, general manager Brad Treliving isn’t ready to wave the white flag just yet.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • By then, the Hornets were down 17 to the Pistons (22-6) and already preparing to wave the white flag leading into Monday night’s matchup in Cleveland.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Even the linen neps, which give it a stylish, speckled appearance, are random, so no two pieces are identical.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Uxbridge Police Department hung black bunting in the hours after the crash and Governor Maura Healey ordered flags to be flown at half-staff.
    Riley Rourke, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Their games prioritize pace and entertainment, with no bunting, no mound visits and (best of all) a two-hour time limit.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Scanning from head to toe, the viewer sees a banded fedora, cigar, jacket and trousers, and, finally, holding it all up (easily missed at first glance): vertiginously high stilettos.
    Andrew Holter, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Personal trainers shared 18 different moves with SELF to help minimize the aches and pains that come with sitting in the same place for hours at a time, including banded squats, glute bridges, a calf stretch, and a classic child’s pose.
    Katie Way, SELF, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • On Wednesday, numerous commemorations and tributes occurred in the devastated communities and throughout the city and county of Los Angeles —including flags flying at half-staff at City Hall, county buildings and at all state buildings.
    City News Service, Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The mission was to show the flag, explore commercial opportunities – including routes to supply gold-mining operations – and display a little firepower.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Tricolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricolor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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