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tricolor

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noun

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Recent Examples of tricolor
Adjective
Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party remains an unrepentant bastion of the hard right, up to and including a tricolor flame in its logo that evokes a now-defunct party made up of the political remnants of Mussolini’s fascists. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 June 2024 The symbol of the Brothers of Italy is a tricolor flame, previously used by a neo-fascist party, and its hostility to immigrants remains firm. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 5 May 2024
Noun
Visitors to her fashion exhibit in Houston will also see the tricolor dress, in honor of the Mexican flag, included on her family’s Jaripeo Sin Fronteras Tour, as well as the princess cut dress that the singer wore in front of Queen Sofia of Spain, which also showcased her Mexican roots. Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024 Next up is performing live at a pub full of old sods and one barmaid with an Instagram account; terrified of jeopardizing his day job, JJ hits the turntables with a tricolor balaclava hiding his face and finds his inner Beastie Boy/Borstal Boy unleashed. Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tricolor 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricolor
Noun
  • Suarez was the leader on the white flag lap but was passed by Team Penske’s Joey Logano on the last lap.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • With Trump now returning to power, Sterling told Newsweek that the lingering sour taste of the DeSantis fallout has led to a battle-weary ABC waving the white flag.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • But their gray world is rich in attributes that might otherwise pale in our trichromatic, million-color world.
    Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Helmholtz’s theory was that our vision was trichromatic, based on three fundamental colors: red, green, and blue, which can be combined to make any other color.
    The Lost Women of Science Initiative, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • In Caroline Absher’s colossal, mostly-dichromatic self-portrait Studio, the artist looks down at the viewer, who crouches or sits beneath her.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 6 May 2022
  • Álvaro's subjects were 32 trichromats (a mix of men and women) and 32 dichromatic men (a mix of the green-lacking and red-lacking subtypes).
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2015
Adjective
  • Its bicolored glasses were made from Sapphire and Mozambique baguette Ruby while its own earring was fashioned from a yellow diamond.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Its bicolored yellowy-orange and pink blooms have a moderate to strong fragrance.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • Out-of-towners streamed in by train and Model-Ts, packing hotels draped with bunting and pennants of the two storied rivals.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Back at their Russian bases, some of the pilots have been treated to welcome home fanfares with big bands and bunting.
    Jeffrey A. Stacey, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2016
Noun
  • In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • Available in sizes up to 3XL, the sweatshirt also features drop shoulders, a snap-up placket, and a banded hem.
    Miles Walls, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Snake Island, where the show staged challenges, was notorious for banded sea kraits and venomous vipers; the island was also a handoff point for pirates, which meant that it was patrolled by Australian special forces.
    Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Noun
  • Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The Senate report highlights Alito's resistance to recuse himself from cases involving President-elect Donald Trump or the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after flags associated with the insurrection were seen flying at two of his homes.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024

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“Tricolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricolor. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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