Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinstripes
Noun
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Plus, though last year’s obsession with polka dots hasn’t completely died down, eye-catching horizontal stripes are threatening to dethrone spots as the pattern du jour.—
Jordan Julian,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026 -
For virtually all economists, regardless of their political stripes, this attribution marks a man as an enemy and puts a target on his back.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Those all-weather shoes were paired with an array of trenches, from ones with dramatic ruffled collars to some with sparkly fringe, like streaks of rain.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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This can simply be done with clean water to prevent any visible streaks.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Oklahoma's Panhandle, fires have scorched nearly 300,000 acres, while blazes in the Texas Panhandle have burned just under 20,000 acres.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Winds will shift from west to northwest as a cold front pushes through, a change that could complicate firefighting efforts on existing blazes.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Pinstripes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinstripes. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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