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
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
This sign is crafted from solid wood and has a burlap string and bow, along with a rainbow marshmallow peep design.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 12 Mar. 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
Smallmouths are also impacting rainbow and brown trout, two other non-natives that are managed closely in the canyon.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
This sign is crafted from solid wood and has a burlap string and bow, along with a rainbow marshmallow peep design.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 12 Mar. 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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There’s no need to winnow down the dinner menu to showstoppers only, so throw that anxiety out the window and load up the table with a variety of our best Easter recipes.—
Zoe Denenberg,
Bon Appétit,
23 Mar. 2025
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The elegant curtains are crafted from a 100% polyester fabric that comes in a variety of shades and is machine washable.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, thanks to advances in low-light performance, that’s all changed, with the latest models (and even those a few years old) able to take spectacular photos and impressive videos of colorful aurora.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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As much a piece of art as a pit stop for birds, this handblown glass option will attract swarms with its colorful globe, 34-ounce capacity, and four petaled feeding ports.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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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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Strickland's journey to AEW's main event scene has been a long and varied one.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Blackledge's content varied between lip-syncing clips, car content and videos taken with his friends and girlfriend, Emmie Gillikin.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Rainbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainbow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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