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Recent Examples of two-toned
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Wishbone flower is a low-growing annual with lovely two-toned, two-lipped, tubular purple or pink flowers.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Admittedly, this isn't a traditional French tip, but its two-toned nature still offers a nod to the look.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
While bachelor buttons are most known for blue blooms, some varieties produce pink, purple, burgundy, white, and two-toned blooms.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
The two-toned whinnies could help horses convey multiple messages at the same time.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Admittedly, this isn't a traditional French tip, but its two-toned nature still offers a nod to the look.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
While bachelor buttons are most known for blue blooms, some varieties produce pink, purple, burgundy, white, and two-toned blooms.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
The two-toned whinnies could help horses convey multiple messages at the same time.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-toned
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The home's exterior is clad in a two-tone mixture of metal and board and batten siding, and is topped with a metal roof.—
Adam Williams
April 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
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The famous lookalike style is known for its two-tone cap-toe and delicate bow accent, and this Quince version features the same details.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These elegant, striated cylinders are chewy and caramelized on the outside and soft and custardy in the middle.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 Apr. 2026
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The silk-and-wool rug by Nalbandian has a subtle striated pattern that’s mirrored in the custom sofa, which is covered in ivory fabric and finished with a ribbed walnut base.—
Amy Bradford,
Architectural Digest,
29 Mar. 2026
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However, these stories reach far beyond the understanding of ethics as dichromatic, immutable codes of conduct and delve into more complex internal dilemmas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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This limited color perception is called dichromatic vision, according to VCA Animal Hospitals.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
8 July 2022
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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For example, in the modern tricolor flag of Ireland, adopted in 1937, green is said to represent Roman Catholics.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 Mar. 2026
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North Carolina's tricolored bats are unstable, among several species of bats quickly dying off in the dark.—
Dave Malkoff,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But their gray world is rich in attributes that might otherwise pale in our trichromatic, million-color world.—
Kanya Kanchana,
Longreads,
15 Oct. 2024
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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
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Caladiums, especially bicolor varieties with white or pink leaves, bring welcome color to part-shade containers.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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It’s finished with visible seams at the sleeves and a banded hem.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The drop shoulder silhouette and banded hem give it a sporty look that would look super cute with leggings or sweatpant jeans.—
Cheryl Wagemann,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Two-toned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-toned. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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