streaks 1 of 2

noun

plural of streak
1
as in stripes
a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background the flower has white petals with red streaks

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2
as in specks
a very small amount there's just a streak of stubbornness in that child

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streaks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of streak
as in bars
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 streaks
Noun
The images also showed streaks of surface dust and rocks created by the collision. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Díaz, Chandler Simpson and Taylor Walls each extended hitting streaks to 10 games. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The images also show bright and dark streaks emanating from the crater. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026 Below, find out how to clean fingerprints off stainless steel without leaving streaks behind. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026 What do dark streaks under the nails mean for skin cancer risk? — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 These streaks can be present for years before causing any pain, so don’t wait for symptoms to appear. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026 Purple varieties will turn red and have streaks of green before darkening, and green tomatoes will transition from pale green to olive before reaching their ripe, deep green hue. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026 Those remnants collide with Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds, producing streaks of light known as shooting stars. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
When an Arietid streaks across the daytime sky, the ionized trail will bounce distant signals right into the antenna, resulting in an eerie short burst of music or voice breaking through the static. — Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 8 June 2026 At four thirty, pink streaks the sky, like the time mama stepped on the brakes too fast at an intersection and the tires scraped the road black. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 The black-and-white security video shows a figure approaching a runway and starting to cross it, seemingly at walking pace, when the aircraft streaks into view. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026 Up ahead, 22-year-old Frenchman Paul Magnier streaks clear for his first Grand Tour stage victory. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Penn streaks up the court and sinks both free throws after Lee fouls the shooter. — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 30 Nov. 2025 The formula is also waterproof, so those unpredictable winter flurries won’t cause any unsightly streaks down your cheeks. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streaks
  1. stripes
  2. specks
  3. splashes
  4. glimmers
  5. sprinklings
  6. hints
  7. little
  8. touches
Noun
  • Seagate, Western Digital, SanDisk, and Micron will not be able to change their stripes.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Garner, who was photographed separately at the store, embraced an athleisure style moment with a pair of forest green leggings with white stripes running down the sides.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of stripes
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pay close attention to where leaves meet the stem, the underside of leaves, and within the petals for any movement or tiny specks.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • The spill-resistant keyboard is also able to shrug off any accidental spills or water splashes that come its way.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Clean both indoor and outdoor garbage cans monthly with dish soap and vinegar to remove food debris and splashes that can attract flies.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of splashes
Noun
  • There are glimmers of success in almost every advanced country, including the United States, at agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, which has finally begun to modernize its woefully out-of-date technology.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But take a closer look and the report actually provides glimmers of hope.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of glimmers
Noun
  • My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Definition of sprinklings
Noun
  • Astronomers observing Betelgeuse in 2024 found hints of a second star, and now a paper published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics strongly supports its existence.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The team also found hints that oxygen was present in the brine, and even a bit of genetic evidence to suggest that underground microbes might be capable of using it.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • Miami is about a two-hour drive from Jupiter, where Haydon has four littles to keep her company — Donald III, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 12.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This version for the littles is praised for all the same reasons as the standard one.
    — Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of little
Noun
  • In a makeup routine, highlighter acts as a finisher, one of the final touches after everything else is blended.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Jacobs is the alpha male of the Packers’ offense and has absolutely no competition for touches.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of touches

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