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Recent Examples of striped
Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Vitale offered up a daytime look that channels a ‘90s spirit courtesy of a tailored jacket in blue wool paired with a striped button-down and denim pans.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Wiley kayaked for hours in laps around the lake, white sunblock striped under her eyes like a football player’s eye black.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Aside from a tantalizing range of solid colors, Campbell’s makes a striped version that’s somewhere between a classic Shetland and a Rugby shirt.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Vitale offered up a daytime look that channels a ‘90s spirit courtesy of a tailored jacket in blue wool paired with a striped button-down and denim pans.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Wiley kayaked for hours in laps around the lake, white sunblock striped under her eyes like a football player’s eye black.
—Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striped
Adjective
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While troops were provided training materials on activities barred by the Posse Comitatus Act, Breyer said orders from military leadership contradicted those guidelines.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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That one, introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, would have barred landlords from adding excessive fees to tenants outside of rent.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
2 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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