polychromed

verb

past tense of polychrome
as in mottled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polychromed
  1. mottled
  2. marbled
  3. striped
  4. speckled
  5. flecked
  6. patterned
  7. streaked
  8. dappled
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  • The mosquito, mottled in neon pink and purple, can be seen on a nearby computer screen.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 11 June 2026
  • The sides may be mottled with brown blotches.
    — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Definition of mottled
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  • Veining helps marbled white quartz countertops adopt the look of real Calacatta marble.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
  • The 21st century has yielded no shortage of stylish horror marbled with devious veins of pitch-dark humor — Peter Strickland’s In Fabric, Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook, Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, pretty much every Jordan Peele feature.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Definition of marbled
Verb
  • The mother of two wore a green and white striped Cefinn Studio belted mididress and pointed Mary Jane flats from Rothy’s for her day out.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026
  • Shop 12 of our favorite quilts for every style and budget, including floral, striped, solid, and more designs.
    — Caley Sturgill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
Definition of striped
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  • Rugged slabs of rock speckled with glaciers and snowfields protrude through the clouds and overlook the entry to Grand Teton National Park.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • This stunning plant boasts toothy leaves, speckled with silvery white and supported by colorful, velvety red stems.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
Definition of speckled
Verb
  • Around us were rolling hills flecked with houses, dappled by the sun shining through the clouds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • Open the door to streets lined with trees and flecked with benches, where the bell of the light rail dings its warning as cyclists zip by on narrow roads.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Definition of flecked
Verb
  • The Chapter 02 lineup includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned, and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art, among other key items.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of patterned
Verb
  • Tracers from air defense fire streaked through the air as a huge pall of black smoke rose into the sky.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Remove brown, yellowing, streaked, and spotted leaves by cutting them off as close to the ground as possible.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026
Definition of streaked
Verb
  • Let the plant recover in bright, indirect or dappled sunlight for a week, then gradually move it back into more light.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Around us were rolling hills flecked with houses, dappled by the sun shining through the clouds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Definition of dappled
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“Polychromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polychromed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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