checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
ˈche-kər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: a board used in various games (such as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors
2
: something that has a pattern or arrangement like a checkerboard
Examples of checkerboard in a Sentence
The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
By Brian Bennett January 17, 2025 7:00 AM EST
The White House office in charge of preparing for the next pandemic is down a wide black-and-white checkerboard hallway in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
On the table, a mother-of-pearl tray with a checkerboard pattern.
—Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in the campaign, the monochromatic looks feature graphic checkerboard patterns and go-faster stripes.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board used in games and marked with 64 squares in two colors
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