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Recent Examples of checkered
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
This easy fall welcome sign requires just a small chalkboard, a little paint, and a pretty checkered ribbon.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Stick to the classics and snag a double-breasted wool option to wear with everything from fluid trousers to corduroys and checkered skirts.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
But the extent to which Devastating — whose owner is Kenneth Chee, a longtime pyrotechnics operator with a checkered past — or Cutright’s company BlackStar bear responsibility for the explosion remains unclear.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Flannel patterns can include solid colors, checkered prints, stripes, argyle and anything in between.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
This easy fall welcome sign requires just a small chalkboard, a little paint, and a pretty checkered ribbon.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Stick to the classics and snag a double-breasted wool option to wear with everything from fluid trousers to corduroys and checkered skirts.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
But the extent to which Devastating — whose owner is Kenneth Chee, a longtime pyrotechnics operator with a checkered past — or Cutright’s company BlackStar bear responsibility for the explosion remains unclear.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkered
Adjective
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Tailoring meets beachy ease in this Dries look—built around a multicolored pareo and black trousers—that has Matthew McConaughey written all over it.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Buy a tapered candle for each of your guests, a few multicolored tea candles, and cheap paintbrushes.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Our journey culminates in a gathering around the ceremonial South Pole, candy-cane striped and flanked by international flags—the symbolic marker of where all lines of longitude meet (the geographic South Pole is several feet away and must be moved every year due to geology).—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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The intimate Marais shop boasts gems like a transparent vinyl Comme des Garçons trench and a Jean-Paul Gaultier striped dress with oversized hood, and also creates its own collections and collaborations with local designers, all made from upcycled material.—
Clara Giampellegrini,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These recall the varicolored water specimens that Wolfe has exhibited previously.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2019
Verb
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Camouflaged in a valley speckled with just a handful of villas and farmsteads, the 16 stone houses overlook the naked dunes and sensational sunsets of Livadia Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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It was speckled with fans in Brazilian yellow kits, with just a few French flags waving to celebrate Mbappé's goal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Globetrotting media types sip espressos while working at their laptops on the shaded outdoor terrace.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Exploring cities like Rome, Madrid, and Athens now means walking through shaded canyons and subterranean malls that feel like airport terminals.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The air rang with random alarms; the soft surfaces were mottled with mystery stains.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Tariq’s body was already cold, and his skin was mottled.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The woman saw a dark-colored sedan pull away from the scene.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Chapter 02 lineup includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned, and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art, among other key items.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Checkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkered. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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