as in variety
a wide range or assortment
The ice cream shop offers a rainbow of flavors.
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as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
the rainbow costumes worn by mummers at Mardi Gras
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Recent Examples of rainbow
Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
There wasn’t one single shade that reigned supreme (though Pantone’s mocha mousse gave other hues a run for their money) but rather a rainbow to choose from.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2022
Siwa added even more rainbow pizazz to the ensemble with her denim vest.
—Seventeen, 7 June 2022
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Noun
Over the Rainbow Doughnut – Cake batter filling, green icing, rainbow sprinkles, and a sugar rainbow.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
There wasn’t one single shade that reigned supreme (though Pantone’s mocha mousse gave other hues a run for their money) but rather a rainbow to choose from.
—Libby Page, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Kenny shares a selfie on Facebook with a rainbow view above the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2022
Siwa added even more rainbow pizazz to the ensemble with her denim vest.
—Seventeen, 7 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainbow
Noun
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Summary Wounds that heal slower do so for a variety of reasons.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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There is a wide variety of spring dresses to explore in Abercrombie's sale section, many of which are sporting big discounts.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Palette Dim Sum, a Chinese-Cantonese restaurant that serves colorful dim sum and wok dishes, is coming to The Market Place in Tustin, replacing a shuttered Wokcano.—
Samantha Gowen,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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It’s lined with colonial-era buildings and colorful cottages.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The new batch of data includes three mosaics that represent early glances into what will be the Euclid deep fields—areas of sky observed repeatedly, each 30 to 52 times, to create ultra-high-resolution views of space.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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Uptown Art Expo: Featuring more than 140 artists with displays of glass, jewelry, mosaics, paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture and more all available for purchase.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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More research is needed to understand how different skin types respond to tallow, as existing studies use varied methodologies and reference points.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
14 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to its vast, varied, and meaningful stories —Liu and Takeda have felt that things have changed since then...—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Rainbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainbow. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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