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Recent Examples of black-and-white
Interested in the classic, black-and-white Courtly Check Tea Kettle, which just might coordinate with your kitchen floor?
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
Perhaps this isn’t a black-and-white case, but one that involves trade-offs between different values, like privacy and safety.
—Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The high-contrast black-and-white is bold and neutral, but not basic or boring, and can easily be paired with everything from a flowy summer dress to casual shorts.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 16 July 2025
In April 2020, the model posted another black-and-white snap of her and Will, showing two strips from a photo booth.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
Perhaps this isn’t a black-and-white case, but one that involves trade-offs between different values, like privacy and safety.
—Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The high-contrast black-and-white is bold and neutral, but not basic or boring, and can easily be paired with everything from a flowy summer dress to casual shorts.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 16 July 2025
In April 2020, the model posted another black-and-white snap of her and Will, showing two strips from a photo booth.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
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Be The Boss: Give Your AI A Role And Super-Clear Instructions The most effective AI startups treat their LLMs like new, highly capable team members needing explicit direction.—
Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But no doubt users will poke and prod for extra-abusive responses from the aggressive bot while seeing how explicit Ani becomes with the right seductive prompts.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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In fact, they have now been linked to a potential trade for a clear-cut starting option.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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If someone is infected with multiple strains of the same type of fungus, this becomes much less clear-cut.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
9 July 2025
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Made with soothing, hydrating ingredients like aloe vera and vitamin E, the sunscreen lotion has a luminous finish that gives the skin a summery, just-back-from-Bondi-beach glow.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
21 July 2025
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Arizona's Emerald Cave, also known as Emerald Cove, shimmers with luminous green light.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
17 July 2025
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Crafting bright-line tests that separate commodities from securities, or creating a new category, will be legally complex.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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There is no bright-line definition for hardship—it’s determined by the employer under the terms of the retirement plan and based on facts and circumstances.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The public display hit televisions and phone screens across the country and was an unmistakable signal that the Trump administration was not done flexing its political muscle in California.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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Dignity Through Every Stage Of Life The shift in conversation is unmistakable.—
Karen Fonseth,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Though Osbourne’s recollections of the matter changed frequently, this fact remains unambiguous.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 July 2025
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Among the first of its type, Damiano Damiani’s A Bullet for the General mixes rousing action with a story of betrayal and political assassination that ends with an unambiguous call for the underclass to take up arms.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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But also take your time in crafting the perfect order of its plain pie — simply tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil — or its white pie — with fresh mozzarella, ricotta, butter, garlic, olive oil and basil.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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Across social media, we’re told drinking plain water is passe, subpar, and incredibly basic.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
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Literature has a distinct ability to illuminate truth’s multiplicities; writers like Ullmann remind readers that fact and fiction are fragile categories, and that collapsing them can yield enthralling results.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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Today, over 3 in 5 cannabis consumers are aware of terpenes: organic compounds present in plants, fungi and cannabis, and are responsible for distinct scents, flavors and therapeutic effects.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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