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Recent Examples of black-and-white
Stop falling into the black-and-white thinking trap.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There are so many different types of black-and-white.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Ron asks, gesturing to the grainy, black-and-white nude photos on his camera roll.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2025
Her son, a frequent red-carpet companion of the actress, kept it fun in a black-and-white look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There are so many different types of black-and-white.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Ron asks, gesturing to the grainy, black-and-white nude photos on his camera roll.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2025
Her son, a frequent red-carpet companion of the actress, kept it fun in a black-and-white look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
Adjective
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In one recent case, a 22-year-old man used Discord to prey on victims as young as 12 years old, coercing them into creating explicit content.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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In sharp contrast, Trump has now attempted three times to send troops to large cities over the explicit objection of Democratic governors.—
Andrea Katz,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How to value new Dupont has created an investor debate that isn’t as clear-cut as Qnity.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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But when a patient has autism or IDD and presents with a medical condition that may be less clear-cut, those same standards of care too often are lacking.—
Maura Sullivan,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Stays can include Day of the Dead workshops, such as Catrina face painting; a special menu on November 1, 2025; and a luminous procession through the mangroves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The formula works not just to lighten discoloration, but also to visibly shrink and smooth the look of spots for a more even, luminous complexion overall.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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In March, a Turkish expat in Montevideo, Uruguay, spotted that unmistakable baby face recklessly driving a brand-new white Ferrari and caught him on a cell phone video.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Closing these gaps — by proving cold chain integrity and making preparation steps unmistakable — is key to preventing devastating safety breakdowns and the category-wide PR fallout that can follow a single recall.—
Darin Detwiler,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the signals aren’t completely unambiguous.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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That unambiguous take makes Norway and its football association unique.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The promise of artificial intelligence is that the desktop will disappear entirely and users will only interact with a chatbot or a voice that will carry out their bidding through plain language alone, morphing the entire computer into an anthropomorphized character.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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It can be enjoyed plain, sweetened, or with a squeeze of lemon.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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This approach is distinct from other methods that require physically touching the object.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In America’s political duopoly, smaller parties often represent distinct voices and ideologies that neverthless have little chance in most contests above the local level.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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