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patterning

verb

Definition of patterningnext
present participle of pattern
1
as in modeling

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2
as in variegating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patterning
  1. shaping
  2. striping
  3. tailoring
  4. speckling
  5. matching
  6. dappling
  7. conditioning
  8. marbling
Verb
  • Everyone from the president of the New York Yankees (Randy Levine) to an oil billionaire (Cody Campbell) to a private equity firm (Smash Capital) is shaping the future of college athletics with no meaningful input from actual college athletes.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This is part of how Hollywood helped make the gerbil legend, shaping stars to deliver fantasies but telling lies along the way.
    — Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • 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
  • Last month, the city approved a contract for on-call signage and striping contractor services for up to $900,000 in projects, according to City Council documents.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of striping
Verb
  • One subject, the podcaster Andrew Gold, begins tailoring his content to anti-woke audiences, racking up huge numbers by playing to the preexisting grievances of his angry followers.
    — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Chris Finch has a lot of work to do in tailoring an offense to maximize this team’s strengths.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tailoring
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  • Last month’s Salesman release deviated from the historic pair’s colorblocking ever so slightly with the midsole making greater use of red, but no such deviation is see on the sole of Awake’s (speckling excluded).
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of speckling
Verb
  • Winfrey wore an all-white outfit consisting of a tweed jacket layered over a white tee, which was tucked into matching pants.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Testing competing superconductors under matching conditions can help isolate differences caused by the materials themselves.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of matching
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
  • The formula is also packed with moisture-binding ingredients, including sodium lactate, PCA, and sodium PCA, alongside conditioning polymers that boost shine, softness, and manageability.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The room in its entirety is tasked with conditioning the work; in this sense, all the work in the museum becomes site-specific.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of conditioning
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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
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“Patterning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patterning. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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