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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striate
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While Edmonton Oilers fans focus on the famous veteran wingers who were lost to free agency, the organization is focused on a new-look group that marbles youth, experience and the unknown in hopes of adding speed and goals.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Original price: $109.99 Get Crocs' signature marbled look in a sneaker version with the Echo Storm marble clog.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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Bright meteors and fireballs, very bright meteors, frequently streak across the night sky, creating a path of light and color overhead.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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After reaching 39 points as the Predators streaked into the playoffs in 2023-24, Evangelista dropped to 10 goals and 32 points last season as coach Andrew Brunette tried to find the right forward mix to get his squad into the win column.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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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
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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
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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
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The color is an almost transparent antique and shiny garnet; the nose delivers delicate floral scents of violet and rose petal that take on spicy and balsamic mottling with age.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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For over two decades, schools have celebrated the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2, with children dressing up in red and white striped hats to represent their commitment to reading—as if Seuss were representative of all children’s books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Olivia Wide Leg Pima Pajama Set’s newest colorways include nude Camel, striped Camel Ticking, or mellow-green Sage.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Aug. 2025
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The changing menu can feature noodles floating in a creamy peanut broth, garnished with cilantro and cucumber, all flecked with chili crisp.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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In the center is juicy beef bulgogi, flecked with sesame seeds and rich with umami and a slight hint of sweetness from soy sauce marinade.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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Imagine your father coming home day after day smelling of organ meat, his clothes speckled with blood and vague fluids.—
Zachary Fine,
The Atlantic,
9 Aug. 2025
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As for a short brush, Kim prefers the Ricca Gel Universal Liner Brush, which is the perfect length for creating the tiny seeds and speckles on kiwis and strawberries.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
30 June 2025
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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
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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 20 Aug. 2025.
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