as in colorful
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
with its prismatic plumage, the ruby-throated hummingbird is one of our garden's most prized visitors
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Recent Examples of prismatic
This prismatic film seamlessly intermingles the political and the personal, and both chronology and geography aren’t observed in strictly logical ways.
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Convergent Paths Equip to focus your prismatic power.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Unlike the prismatic cells in the previous batteries, the new ones are cylindrical, and are said to be 20% more energy dense.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
Indeed, Caprice—a prismatic tumble through the hierarchies of a fashion magazine—orbits the same universe as Autobiografia di una Borsetta, though this time, Hogg acts as director, producer, writer, and cinematographer (with an iPhone 16).
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Convergent Paths Equip to focus your prismatic power.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Unlike the prismatic cells in the previous batteries, the new ones are cylindrical, and are said to be 20% more energy dense.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
Indeed, Caprice—a prismatic tumble through the hierarchies of a fashion magazine—orbits the same universe as Autobiografia di una Borsetta, though this time, Hogg acts as director, producer, writer, and cinematographer (with an iPhone 16).
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prismatic
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The Scuderia Ferrari driver’s bold, colorful, and whimsical looks have garnered much attention in the style world and earned him the title of ‘champion of style’ as well.—
Daisy Shaw-Ellis,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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That colorful language is shared by Chris Goulet, managing partner of Birdsong Brewing.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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What transpired over the next few minutes felt like a shot — or three — of pure Stagecoach adrenaline, stronger and more intoxicating than any of the varied liquors that had been guzzled all over the Empire Polo Club grounds over the previous 72 hours.—
Paul Albani-Burgio,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Diabetes is a lifelong condition whose consequences can be varied: nerve damage, heart disease, digestive problems, foot ulcers.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2024
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The Garvin flies both a rainbow Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag, prompting the occasional shouted slur.—
Brian Owens,
Scientific American,
18 Oct. 2023
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“Prismatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prismatic. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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