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Recent Examples of calico
Meet Arista, a gorgeous calico girl with playful eyes and a soft demeanor, who was saved from attempting to survive alone on the streets.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calico
Adjective
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Common rattlesnakes in California include the Mojave, northern Pacific, red, sidewinder, speckled and western diamondback rattlesnakes.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The leaf shapes vary, including speckled colors.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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When the Woods Hole Science Aquarium reopens in 2027, the split-colored lobster is expected to be among the animals on display for visitors — a 1-in-50-million catch that went from a Cape Cod fishing boat to a permanent home at a Massachusetts aquarium.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Deputies put out a be-on-the-lookout for a dark-colored car.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Varieties with streaked blooms or those spotted with darker colors add interest to arrangements.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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But these days, gray is proudly everywhere—streaked, salt-and-pepper, fully silver, or something in between—and brow pencils have finally caught up.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Photograph: Jeremy White The original multicolored Formula 1 watch launched in 1986 and sold in its millions.—
Jeremy White,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The watch world had been betting on a Coke replacement for months, helped along by a Rolex patent filing published in 2024 that described a process for producing a multicolored ceramic component using red-and-black as the central example.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These recall the varicolored water specimens that Wolfe has exhibited previously.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2019
Adjective
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The checkered reputation of fan behavior dates to the days of England’s worst episodes of hooliganism in the 1970s and 80s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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His mother, 76-year-old Beth Burbank, is a longtime Quaker and came out to support the vigil, carrying a poster in hand and a checkered keffiyeh — a Middle Eastern scarf and a modern symbol of colonial resistance — around her neck.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Born Ereunna McCoy, BunnaB captures the spirit of Atlanta through colorful, witty rhymes and catchy adlibs, boosted by her vibrant delivery.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the Shedd outlasted the mobsters and Lord knows what else in its home city’s colorful history and now is trying to raise $500 million over eight years in honor of its pending 100th anniversary in 2030.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now, L'Occitane amenities and Nason Moretti glassware share space with polychrome wood ceilings that have watched over this corner of old Hispalis for 500 years.—
Ryan Craggs,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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In Morrisania, Alexander Gorlin’s polychrome supportive-housing center, El Borinquen, exudes a salsa vibe in a Corbusian frame.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Calico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calico. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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