checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
ˈche-kər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: a board used in various games (such as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors
2
: something that has a pattern or arrangement like a checkerboard
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The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
In the guest bathroom, Clé Tile in a checkerboard pattern creates a striking backdrop, with deep plum and chocolate tones.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Something handmade from Twenty Two West Located on The Plaza, Twenty Two West offers handmade jewelry and home decor that your design-loving friends would love, like this plant butterfly for $18 or a checkerboard bangle for $28.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The Alter Ego collection, for example, features the checkerboard technique that reimagines the small and irregular scraps of leather that are left over after specific Coach bag patterns are cut from Coach leather hides.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for checkerboard
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board used in games and marked with 64 squares in two colors
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