checkering

verb

present participle of checker
as in striping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkering
  1. striping
  2. streaking
  3. flecking
  4. marbling
  5. speckling
  6. specking
  7. dappling
  8. daubing
Verb
  • Construction crews still need to complete electrical, landscaping and drainage work, along with striping on Highway 50, Ochoa-Sanchez said.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Roundabouts now are less likely to have multiple lanes, striping has changed, and entrances to the circles have slightly sharper curves to slow down motorists.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of striping
Verb
  • The Orionids bring streaking fireballs Orionid meteors are known to fly by at high speeds, streaking through Earth’s atmosphere at 41 miles per second (66 kilometers per second).
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Shakir was streaking down the left sideline when Kam Kinchens dove and just barely was able to swipe at Shakir’s feet, causing the receiver to go down.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of streaking
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  • That’s squishing the spoonbills to new corners of Florida Bay, both to inland spots of the Everglades that used to be dry and have gone soggy and to some of the tiny mangrove islands flecking the bay.
    — Alex Harris July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of flecking
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  • The meat on the bones varies in thickness and, thanks to marbling and tough connective tissue, short ribs are ideal for slow cooking.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • To create marbling, run a table knife (or wooden skewer) through the batters in a swirling motion.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
Definition of marbling
Verb
  • Black renders the majority of the sneaker, but red rears its head again through speckling on the midsole, TPU flyplate, full medial Swoosh and lining.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And this image has no shortage of suns, with twinkling stars speckling the entire cosmic landscape, diffraction spikes and all.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of speckling
Verb
  • Of course local photographer Geoff Baker was out and about in the storm as well, and his black-and-white shot of Main Street, with the snow specking the lens, is also memorable.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of specking
Verb
  • With the light dappling down from a sunroof, my dress was presented in all her glory.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gaze out the viewing window to forest views, and wake up to sunlight dappling the geometric ceiling.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of dappling
Verb
  • But there is a distinction, Kutwala said, between flying flags from one’s own property and daubing paint across the town.
    — Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of daubing
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“Checkering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkering. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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