striate

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Recent Examples of striate Up a flight of stone stairs, families and local business owners gather in the rambling collection of dining rooms, their high ceilings striated with wooden beams. Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023 Two of the display plinths have striated concrete surfaces that conjure the organic feel of rammed earth, a move that’s recognizable from D.S. & Durga’s Brooklyn branch. Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023 Others cited Dairy Queen’s ice cream cake—two layers of soft serve, striated by the brand’s signature fudge-and-crunch center—as a highlight of childhood parties. Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 5 Aug. 2023 There are three main types of muscle tissue: smooth muscle lines the gut wall and organs, except the heart; cardiac muscle is striated and covers the heart; and skeletal muscle, which can be found in the arms and legs, is also striated. Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for striate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striate
Verb
  • The marbling method, a simple smoosh, pinch, and roll, creates bakery-worthy swirls in every cookie.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Poulin ran her points streak to a career-high five games.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But meteors can streak from any direction at any time between midnight and dawn.
    Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • And there was considerable evidence of current ideas on baroque performance practice: buoyant rhythms, variegated (not absolute) legato, sparing string vibrato.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Take Cues from the Landscape For this garden door container, red-orange copperleaf and variegated sea hibiscus tie into the color of a nearby Japanese maple.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • The Illinois skies are mottled.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The parrot’s feathers are a bright gilded green mottled with black, and its life span is comparable to that of a human.
    New York Times, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • In the picture, Chelsea could be seen at an event, wearing a pink and red striped turtleneck underneath a pink sweater.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Dueling orthodontic advertisements stripe the bottom of Hill Murray’s football scoreboard.
    Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Among the other standouts are Klimt’s Blooming Meadow (1908)—a sea of green grass and trees flecked with blue, yellow, and pink dabs of wildflowers—and six figurative bronzes by Matisse.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The first two discs are flecked with revelations.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their mountain cuisine is built on elemental processes, like fire and fermentation, and makes use of wild herbs, freshwater fish, game meats, and cheeses crafted in the malghe, the seasonal dairy farms that speckle the hillsides.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Inside, a long, gray bar — speckled like the surface of the moon — sits near a hi-fi stereo system.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Mayfield’s Best-Summer-Melon with Speck Mayfield chef Jon Sarmenta makes this version of melon and speck his own by roasting spice nuts for garnish and making a melon vinaigrette to drizzle all over the dish.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
  • The 656-foot vessel, called the Golden Ray, has been lying since early September off a slice of the Georgia coast specked with resorts and sprawling high-dollar homes.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2019

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“Striate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striate. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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