checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
ˈche-kər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: a board used in various games (such as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors
2
: something that has a pattern or arrangement like a checkerboard
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The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
In a kitchen Pluck designed for the author Huma Qureshi in London, the company used simple square tiles but installed them in a pink-and-white checkerboard for a dramatic look.
—Tim McKeough, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Its cheeky, fairytale-like façade hinted at the creative interiors within: an ebullient blue bedroom clad in Folies Bergère wallpaper, a bespoke kitchen with a deep red-and-white checkerboard motif, a thick-stripe-walled dining room with a larger-than-life dried floral installation.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
Some that lasted or influenced trends today—ranch style homes and checkerboard floors—and others that thankfully did not.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for checkerboard
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board used in games and marked with 64 squares in two colors
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