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
Here clearly wants to offer a prismatic look at a tapestry of human experience.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
But when Rubin came aboard, Coppola started to lean away from the biological design into more of the shape language where modern architecture is headed (prismatic, rigid, linear).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
Designed with weight-reducing features, such as the thinning of small fan ribs and prismatic cuts on larger ribs, the fan remains light and easy to handle while retaining structural integrity.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2024
This non-stick formula is lightweight on the skin and the prismatic pigment ensures that your lips always capture some sparkle in the light.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
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Gone are the rainbow dreads of yore with Clinton taking the stage in Chicago clad in a colorful robe and a t-shirt bearing an image of the iconic P-Funk mothership following an enthralling opening performance by the Windy City’s own Tamarie T. & Thee Elektra Kumpany.—
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Boasting almost one million views, the slideshow shows the minuscule pup during his time at the shelter: dressed in brightly-colored sweaters, resting on colorful, warm blankets, and surrounded by toys—many of them bigger than him.—
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Ghostly encounters are peppered through the promo, to varied levels of fear.—
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In stacked and varied casts during his time on the show, Sudeikis more than held his own, displaying a star wattage (even while playing a dancing sidekick) that's gone on to serve him especially well since leaving in 2013.—
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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.—
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The Garvin flies both a rainbow Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag, prompting the occasional shouted slur.—
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“Prismatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prismatic. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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