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as in striped
having stripes hair streaked with gray

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streaked

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verb

past tense of streak
as in barred
to make stripes on light from the setting sun streaked the clouds in brilliant bands of pink and orange

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Recent Examples of streaked
Adjective
Lasagna, pot roasts, and casseroles can become rather enthusiastic while cooking, and if not tended to regularly, your oven glass could become streaked and stained. Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026 Varieties with streaked blooms or those spotted with darker colors add interest to arrangements. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026 But these days, gray is proudly everywhere—streaked, salt-and-pepper, fully silver, or something in between—and brow pencils have finally caught up. Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026 Scientists accidentally invented seabird toilet TV Two Japanese scientists just wanted to study how streaked shearwaters run on water to take flight. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025 One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked. Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025 Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
But as the season progresses, the guitars are streaked with what is supposed to be an increasing amount of blood, an aesthetic reflection of Lestat’s inner struggles. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026 Wang debuted waist-length brunette strands streaked with highlights. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 July 2026 Tracers from air defense fire streaked through the air as a huge pall of black smoke rose into the sky. Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Remove brown, yellowing, streaked, and spotted leaves by cutting them off as close to the ground as possible. Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026 In the 54th minute, New Zealand fought to get the ball back at midfield and then Elijah Just streaked forward, playing a give-and-go with Chris Wood at the top of the 18-yard box. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026 Within seconds, their left forward Pam Woodworth, 72, streaked past three Togolese defenders, white ponytail flopping. Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026 Afif took a pass and then streaked up the left side, setting up defender Homam Ahmed cross into the box. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 As play streaked the other way and some Avs tied up Wild defenders, Kulak got himself in position to score the series-clinching goal. Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streaked
striped
Adjective
  • Loosely Wrapped Over a Pair of Fluid Trousers Pleated pants, a striped button-up shirt, and summer-ready accessories elevate to a whole new level with Chan Luu’s cashmere and silk scarf threaded through the belt loops.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • For the 2022 Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, the royal traded a dress for a striped sweater, shorts and white sneakers.
    Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

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“Streaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streaked. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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