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patterned

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verb

past tense of pattern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patterned
Adjective
  • Wilson, who had on a striped button-down shirt and tan cut-offs, made a note in his iPhone.
    Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This striped maxi dress has wide straps, a U-shaped neck, and a simple, relaxed fit that’ll look elevated with a waist-cinching belt.
    Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Demos wore a checkered suit, while Shahi donned a slinky metallic dress with a thigh-high slit and off-the-shoulder detailing.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The digital collection features a checkered suit, pixel leopard hoodie and video game pants — free of charge for fitting, sharing and saving to digital wardrobes within the ZERO10 app.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
Verb
  • The diverse range of common plants adapted to our Mediterranean climate continues to support vibrant agricultural activities and enrich the culinary traditions of ancient regions as well as San Diego.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Plants have adapted to this in many ways.
    Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While a Daiquiri is snappy, the Daisy de Santiago is garish.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
  • Here, as elsewhere, the president is taking an existing elite failing to its garish extreme.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Gabriel has some customized for himself as a joke.
    Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • De May says each Spaceship will be customized to each owner’s needs.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The outcome is a pleasingly mottled appearance that earns comparisons to denim, which is similarly woven with a colored warp and a white weft but is milled as a more dense and substantial twill.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
  • Designated the state bird of Alaska in 1955, this rotund creature takes on a drastically different appearance depending on the season, with snow-white plumage in the winter and mottled brown feathers during the warmer seasons.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Zinnias also attract butterflies with its showy flowers.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • Netflix shows can do the same thing even with a binge model — but Pulse simply isn’t the same kind of big, showy event series as a Wednesday or Squid Game or even Department Q.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Officials argued that because governing was a full-time job and all five members of the City Council had equal voting power, part-time officials deserved district funds that more closely matched the mayor’s budget.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Points might be harder to come by today, especially if he's matched up with Kawhi Leonard.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Patterned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patterned. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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