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Adjective
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Designed to whisk you away to the Amalfi Coast (complete with striped awnings, Baroque accents, and the gentle murmur of a central working fountain), Patatino serves up classic, hearty plates that can be greedily gobbled solo or ordered in larger portions for sharing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026 -
In the background of a picture of her on a child-size wicker chair, a neutral-toned striped couch could be seen.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The former Spice Girl modeled a green and blue plaid dress that was inspired by a plush bathrobe.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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This plaid dress is perfect for a casual hangout with friends or going out on the town.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, checkered floors, an old-school jukebox, and wraparound booths add to the atmosphere.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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It’s filled with casual and leisure apparel and accessories such as Fair Isle sweaters, checkered overshirts and corduroy pants.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The decibel drama proved, intentionally or not, to be a deflection from the far more pressing issues plaguing the UConn men’s basketball team at the moment, despite a 24-3 record for which most any Huskies fan would have signed on the dotted line when the season began.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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As each participant started getting comfortable with the machine sewing a maze on paper, going around dotted lines, both mother and daughter got into the flow.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Its patterned black print was adorned by a chunky turquoise beaded piping.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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The bedrooms are where the mood shifts just a bit—they’re still wrapped in wood, but are softened with velvet throws, patterned pillows, and bedding in shades of blue and green that nods to the surrounding forest and the lake.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Debate is supposed to be a gaudy, brash show, a game of big winners and big losers.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Board of Peace was soft-launched, in January, in Davos, Switzerland, when the organizers of the World Economic Forum yielded their platform to the White House for a gaudy opening ceremony.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In some neighborhoods, nearly every building is an architectural extravaganza—one neck-craning luxury tower after the next gleaming in the broiling desert sun, some garish, others elegantly avant-garde.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Moment dutifully attempts to meet the needs of the form, moving from one plot beat to another, including by using pointedly garish title cards.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Plaided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaided. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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