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as in streak
a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background the United States flag has seven red stripes

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verb

as in to streak
to make stripes on the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

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Recent Examples of stripe
Noun
It’s designed with subtle beige stripes that look great on a bed or sofa. Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 Some eggplants even have white and purple stripes. Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kelce himself rocked a red-and-white striped rugby shirt that our entire lacrosse team owned in green. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025 Place a few evergreen shrubs in the backdrop, then layer in varieties with blue, lemon- or white-striped, gold, and green foliage. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stripe
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streak
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  • Instead of trying for a Hail Mary throw into the end zone, Allen found Dalton Kincaid streaking across the field and made a pinpoint throw to the tight end with one second left.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Several bright craters are visible brightening the dark lunar maria that cover swathes of the lunar surface, with impact ejecta streaking outward from some of the younger sites.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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