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Recent Examples of striped
Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Lean into ultimate cottagecore by adding a striped ruffle, or perhaps keep it minimalist with a piping detail in one of 19 colors that range from lilac to nutmeg.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Glamaker Striped Crewneck Set This cozy-pant-and-striped-tee pairing screams fall casual.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Swift wore a striped silk-blend dress by Ralph Lauren for the proposal that retails for $398.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Lean into ultimate cottagecore by adding a striped ruffle, or perhaps keep it minimalist with a piping detail in one of 19 colors that range from lilac to nutmeg.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
For an on-trend color combo, look to House of Noa’s Harlan couch, with its poppy- and maroon-striped fabric.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Glamaker Striped Crewneck Set This cozy-pant-and-striped-tee pairing screams fall casual.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striped
Adjective
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Scientists accidentally invented seabird toilet TV Two Japanese scientists just wanted to study how streaked shearwaters run on water to take flight.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Furloughed workers are barred from doing their jobs and normally do not receive back pay until funding is restored.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Marcos administration has also replaced leadership at the presidential task force on media security and barred police from red-tagging journalists — though whether that ban will be enforced remains unclear.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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It’s finished with banded three-quarter sleeves and a subtly cropped hem that hits right at the hips on most people.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striped. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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