pinstripes

noun

plural of pinstripe
as in stripes

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  1. stripes
  2. streaks
  3. blazes
Noun
  • But what happens when the season shifts, when the cloying good cheer of—groan—the holiday season comes with its candy stripes and jingle bells and partridges in pear trees?
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This includes each of the shoe’s signature wavy stripes, which can also be rendered in either leather or synthetic suede.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of stripes
Noun
  • The Longhorns haven't had any losing streaks since Sarkisian's first team in 2021 dropped six in a row.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Thankfully, these aren't the nests of some colossal moon-dwelling arachnids, but streaks of bright material cast across the lunar surface by the violent impacts that created the bright young craters.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of streaks
Noun
  • With constant blazes, shrubs cannot replenish their seed banks fast enough and, eventually, there are few seeds left for the plants to grow from after fire.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Kent said embers from burning homes can ignite nearby properties, allowing fires to spread from one structure to another and potentially contribute to larger, more destructive blazes.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blazes
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