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Recent Examples of black-and-white
There are no black-and-white answers to this, only trade-offs.
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Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The black-and-white tuxedo look is an instant classic.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 7 July 2025
The family room comes with a marble and glass fireplace, cloud light fixtures, and a black-and-white wall mural of Hollywood stars.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
In a joint post, the couple shared several black-and-white photos of their hands next to their newborn son.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The black-and-white tuxedo look is an instant classic.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 7 July 2025
The family room comes with a marble and glass fireplace, cloud light fixtures, and a black-and-white wall mural of Hollywood stars.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
In a joint post, the couple shared several black-and-white photos of their hands next to their newborn son.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
Adjective
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Family-friendly Offerings Hotel Marina Riviera doesn’t have any explicit family-minded amenities or offerings at the moment, but the baseline amenities are pretty family-friendly.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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These systems' enhanced capabilities, however, required explicit instructions.—
Art Gilliland,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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At the time, he was viewed as the clear-cut No. 1 pick coming off a stellar season in Arizona.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Instead, as Hajek recorded in photos and a memo, Macklowe clear-cut much of the land around the house and put in a floating dock and a kayak rack.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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No white cast, no excessive rubbing—just luminous skin that’s shielded by SPF45 protection.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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Ali had ceased looking towards the horizon long before the luminous blue of it became a mock memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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There is no bright-line definition for hardship—it’s determined by the employer under the terms of the retirement plan and based on facts and circumstances.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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None of these cases, for instance, is likely to result in the full restoration of the bright-line rules established with the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, rules based in part on the lessons of our battles against authoritarian monarchy in the seventeenth century.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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So now, many Mexicans and Mexican Americans are choosing to be seen in the loudest, most unmistakable way: by wearing their culture on their sleeves—literally.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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The display of might outside was unmistakable, as was the soft power inside the building.—
Andrew J. Campa
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Over the history of the data, the answer is unambiguous.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Musk, who donated nearly $275 million toward Trump’s 2024 election campaign, on Tuesday posted on X an unambiguous denunciation of the bill, which is called the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act of 2025.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Opponents and legal scholars maintain that the plain meaning and historical intent of the 14th Amendment protect those children's citizenship, and federal courts have repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration's interpretation.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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As a departure from the era of plain skinny ties, Lauren's wide, colorful neckties broke the mold, and his company grew from there.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Among the graffiti was a drawing of a crying woman with a distinct Flavian period hairstyle, as well as the Greek alphabet.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Linkin Park manages to push three distinct projects north on the same chart at the same time, as consumption of the Grammy-winning act’s catalog continues to grow.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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