brindled

variants or brindle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brindled
Adjective
  • Serena Williams recently posted swimsuit photos showing off striated arms after promoting her more than 30-pound GLP-1 weight loss.
    Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The temples are crafted from genuine buffalo horn, hand-finished in Germany, and come in vibrant, striated tones that make each pair one-of-a-kind.
    Dan Michel, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The first episode immediately introduces Tom (played by Mark Ruffalo), a grizzled former Catholic priest turned FBI agent, and Robbie (Tom Pelphrey), a trash collector with a side hustle robbing drug houses by way of documenting their daily routines.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Two-minute drives aren’t easy even for grizzled veterans playing in their own stadium.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Scientists accidentally invented seabird toilet TV Two Japanese scientists just wanted to study how streaked shearwaters run on water to take flight.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
    Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The most common species of bats found in Grand Teton National Park are little brown bats, followed by big brown, silver-haired, hoary, Yuma, long-legged, and long-eared bats, the agency said.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Since Trump is not a Red-baiter, Clooney must adjust his hoary defense of the Democratic Party to fit the left’s new partisanship.
    Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While diamonds account for the lion’s share of the Terre d’Instinct collection, Messika has also used colored stones for the first time.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For a dose of history and architecture, head straight to the capital, Marigot, for a photo op on Rue de La République in front of the pastel-colored 18th-century colonial buildings.
    Essence, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The hidden layer of fragile surface hoar, with facets playing a contributing role, is now the failure point for large and unpredictable slabs of snow.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There are many different kinds of frost: crystalline (hoar) frost, white frost, black frost, advection frost, and the frost that forms on glass windows, to name a few.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping your shoulders forward, open your top knee to the ceiling against the banded resistance, making sure that your torso doesn't rotate open.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • A number of factors contribute to the erosion of the Outer Banks barrier islands, including their low-lying and naturally sandy character, which leaves them vulnerable to shifting and wave action.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • If your soil is excessively sandy or slow-draining clay, consider a different type of turfgrass.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Brindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brindled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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