as in solid
having or consisting of a single color
an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings
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Recent Examples of monochrome
Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
And the early maps were monochrome, made on dot-matrix printers.
—Jack Dangermond, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Khloé wore designs by the Spanish luxury fashion house, suiting up in a monochrome bubblegum pink look for the Kylie Cosmetics and Ulta launch in August 2022.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The Quest 2 cameras are monochrome, and sit on the corners of the front of the headset.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
And the early maps were monochrome, made on dot-matrix printers.
—Jack Dangermond, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
At a handful of graves, fake flowers stand out in bright pinks, reds and blues against the monochrome landscape.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Khloé wore designs by the Spanish luxury fashion house, suiting up in a monochrome bubblegum pink look for the Kylie Cosmetics and Ulta launch in August 2022.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monochrome
Adjective
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Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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For his next attempt, Stephon Castle nabbed a solid hammer slam off an alley-oop look.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The tea imparts a sweet flavor that carries right through to the yolk and a sepia tint that lends an antique, marbled look to the white.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Jan. 2025
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The sepia sky was filled with smoke, ash was falling, and as my car rounded a bend on the 110 Freeway, another phone alert blared to evacuate the area.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.—
Breanna Draxler,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2013
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An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff.—
Pam McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Loloi collection at Wayfair includes decorative pillows and area rugs with floral and botanical prints in colorful or neutral tones.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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When the story came out a leader at their church made sure to get numerous extra copies of the print edition.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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If everything here is monochromatic, the world for Ackermann has quite recently exploded into color.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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This meant finding complementary approaches to color — Daphne (Javicia Leslie) is a little bit more monochromatic, while Selena (Judy Reyes) has an overall more neutral look with a strong pop of lip color, as befits a boss.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The photographs were taken by Jonathan Rach, who also filmed much of the trek for NIN’s 1997 documentary/concert film, Closure.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition that was up at the time of our visit showcased photographs by Frank Stewart, which capture celebratory and tragic moments in African American culture.—
Frances MacDougall,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Matching the mood of the evening, many guests opted to wear darker and neutral tones—though that didn’t preclude them from dynamic fashion moments.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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Loloi collection at Wayfair includes decorative pillows and area rugs with floral and botanical prints in colorful or neutral tones.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And here’s the kicker: Those photos were AP photos, credited to Nick Út.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Her words captioned a photo of the movie’s cast, including her costars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, standing together at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Monochrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monochrome. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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