as in colored
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having lines, bands, or grooves
striated muscle tissue
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Recent Examples of striated
Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
The beach was filled with stones that had been smoothed to perfect ovals and circles by thousands of years of being tossed by the sea, some gray and striated with pure white, and others that when wet were the color of emeralds.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Made up mostly of calcium carbonate minerals, Roman travertine was formed hundreds of thousands of years ago by deposits of calcium, sulfur and other minerals, and shows the region's history of volcanic eruptions, forests and fossils in its striated layers.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
In the oven, the layers blow apart and the result is a biscuit striated like fancy Italian marble.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Ambient lighting and modern touches like striated wood trim add elegance.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
The beach was filled with stones that had been smoothed to perfect ovals and circles by thousands of years of being tossed by the sea, some gray and striated with pure white, and others that when wet were the color of emeralds.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Made up mostly of calcium carbonate minerals, Roman travertine was formed hundreds of thousands of years ago by deposits of calcium, sulfur and other minerals, and shows the region's history of volcanic eruptions, forests and fossils in its striated layers.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
In the oven, the layers blow apart and the result is a biscuit striated like fancy Italian marble.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striated
Adjective
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Calvo, who is often chaufferred by a police escort but was driving himself on Sunday, also received a second citation under the Florida Statute that regulates the use of emergency and colored lights on vehicles.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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Crosby used acrylic paint, colored pencils, charcoal, and transfers on paper to create the massive 9-by-10 piece.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The sides may be mottled with brown blotches.—
Ken Perrotte,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Sprouting from its Inlet Parking Lot, the historic Boardwalk features a lively mix of colorful shops, enticing restaurants, arcades and more.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Plants with colorful or fragrant blooms attract insects for pollination, and are less likely to affect allergies.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Carve out a corner in this inviting beer garden and patio that’s sun-speckled by day and lit by warm lanterns by night.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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This Scottish name means speckled or freckled and has become way more commonly used than its original spelling—Brice—over the decades.—
Anna Earl,
Parents,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Officials estimate annual maintenance, operations and security costs will total between $10,000 and $15,000, in addition to the pending restoration of the banded windows.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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The male peregrine falcon, a new mate for the female, has been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as a banded 4-year-old that fledged from Minneapolis City Hall in 2022.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Plaza, 41, held her baby bump in a black-and-white striped gown, while Abbott, 40, looked dapper in a black suit.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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Instead, create a comfortable yet put-together ensemble with a pair of capris, striped long-sleeve T-shirt, and Mary Jane ballet flats.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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The important thing is to keep eating vegetables and maintaining a varied but healthy diet.—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
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These frameworks are aimed at deploying knowledge that can be applied in varied settings and are diverse or multimodal.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Open the door to streets lined with trees and flecked with benches, where the bell of the light rail dings its warning as cyclists zip by on narrow roads.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Occasional white patches flecked the landscape, alkali deposits where even prairie grass and scrub cottonwood refused to grow.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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