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Recent Examples of 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
But despite the gaping hole at its center, the composition clearly depicts a harbor scene with boats and buildings set against a streaked white and blue sky.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
The method yields images that are streaked and cracked, with surfaces that are alternately riven and raised.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
At Lever House, the plaza pavers were pitted and smashed, travertine was streaked, glass walls had clouded, and steel panels looked like they’d been used for slingshot practice.
—Curbed, 9 June 2023
The pictures in the first set, shot outside under cloud-streaked skies, tend to be more expansive.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
The setting was a streaked, bulbous frozen face on the fractured lower section of the Glacier du Tour, the northernmost ice sheet in the French portion of the Mont Blanc massif.
—Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
The streaked grime — melting snow — characteristic of the bricks of Chicago in winter in winter, can be seen here even on the faces.
—Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
Adjective
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
But despite the gaping hole at its center, the composition clearly depicts a harbor scene with boats and buildings set against a streaked white and blue sky.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
The method yields images that are streaked and cracked, with surfaces that are alternately riven and raised.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
At Lever House, the plaza pavers were pitted and smashed, travertine was streaked, glass walls had clouded, and steel panels looked like they’d been used for slingshot practice.
—Curbed, 9 June 2023
The pictures in the first set, shot outside under cloud-streaked skies, tend to be more expansive.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
The setting was a streaked, bulbous frozen face on the fractured lower section of the Glacier du Tour, the northernmost ice sheet in the French portion of the Mont Blanc massif.
—Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
The streaked grime — melting snow — characteristic of the bricks of Chicago in winter in winter, can be seen here even on the faces.
—Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streaked
striped
Adjective
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While Garner isn’t the first celebrity to break out the preppy closet classic this year — Taylor Swift and Joanna Gaines have both worn similar collared tops — her shirt’s striped pattern felt even more put together.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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The line comes in 20 solid colorways (with terracotta and meadow at an extra 20% off), and 10 floral and striped patterns.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
22 July 2025
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“Streaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streaked. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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