: the lightening (as by chemicals) of a few long strands of hair to produce a streaked effect
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The desert is also an ideal place to view the perseids, the reliably spectacular meteor shower that sends bright trails of light streaking across the sky every summer.
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Dort showed why during the key sequence, knocking the ball away from Doncic near midcourt, diving to collect the ball before quickly finding a streaking Joe, who fed it up to Jalen Williams for a dunk.
—Staff and Wire Report, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Dort showed why during the key sequence, knocking the ball away from Doncic near midcourt, diving to collect the ball before quickly finding a streaking Joe, who fed it up to Jalen Williams for a dunk.
—Staff and Wire Report, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
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“Streaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaking. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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