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as in streak
a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background the United States flag has seven red stripes

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verb

as in to streak
to make stripes on the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

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Noun
Coral snakes, known by their red, yellow and black stripes, have red touching yellow on their bodies. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The sleeveless minidress featured a body-con red leather design, embellished with a bevy of metallic rings forming interlinked horizontal stripes. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Jockeys riding for the syndicate wear blue and white striped silks that match Brighton’s colours. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 June 2025 There's white, there's black, there's striped, there's blue, there's navy, there's plaid. Hedy Phillips, People.com, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stripe
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streak
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  • Fighter jets whooshed by and a stealth bomber streaked through the air during Friday’s annual White House Fourth of July picnic.
    Andrew J. Campa Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
  • Yet another request to see Juliet’s face was answered with a more realistic image of a brunette woman, her face streaked with blood.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025

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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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