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Recent Examples of streaked
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
The main waterfall tumbles 70 feet over a wide ledge, the streaked rock columns providing dramatic contrast against the fast-moving water.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 12 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
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
Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
At the San Francisco Macworld Expo in January 1998, only one year into the job, Jobs was nearly unrecognizable in his new mustache and full beard, streaked with gray.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
But the stakes of this season have been clear since Day 1, and unlike last season — when the Red Wings streaked their way in and out of the playoff race — this year’s group has been right there all year long.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America’s Pioneer 10, the fastest spacecraft ever launched, sped beyond the moon in record time today and streaked on toward the planet Jupiter and an eternal journey through interstellar space.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Cornman is sixty-eight, with brown hair, streaked with gray, that hangs below his shoulders.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Trails of smoke streaked the sky above Tel Aviv as Israeli interception systems fired at incoming missiles.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
Or the ricotta-chocolate crostata, whose tender crust cradles a light and gently set filling of ricotta streaked with chocolate, sort of like a stracciatella pie.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
His cheeks are streaked with sooty grime.
—Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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
The main waterfall tumbles 70 feet over a wide ledge, the streaked rock columns providing dramatic contrast against the fast-moving water.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 12 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
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
Verb
Now 71, Funderburgh still rocks a pompadour — albeit smaller and streaked with silver — that once inspired former bandmate Mike Judge to sketch Beavis.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
At the San Francisco Macworld Expo in January 1998, only one year into the job, Jobs was nearly unrecognizable in his new mustache and full beard, streaked with gray.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
But the stakes of this season have been clear since Day 1, and unlike last season — when the Red Wings streaked their way in and out of the playoff race — this year’s group has been right there all year long.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
America’s Pioneer 10, the fastest spacecraft ever launched, sped beyond the moon in record time today and streaked on toward the planet Jupiter and an eternal journey through interstellar space.
—Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Cornman is sixty-eight, with brown hair, streaked with gray, that hangs below his shoulders.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Trails of smoke streaked the sky above Tel Aviv as Israeli interception systems fired at incoming missiles.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
Or the ricotta-chocolate crostata, whose tender crust cradles a light and gently set filling of ricotta streaked with chocolate, sort of like a stracciatella pie.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
His cheeks are streaked with sooty grime.
—Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streaked
striped
Adjective
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On March 10, Tung tried out the Ivy League trend while attending Paris Fashion Week, rocking a button-up miniskirt and a striped sweater over a collared shirt.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
14 Mar. 2026
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The brick-red primary bath features a pink-and-red striped shower, while another bathroom has a similar striped tile pattern in blue and yellow.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Streaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streaked. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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