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Recent Examples of striped
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
Toddler girl wearing striped shorts and vest set propping her baby doll up against a wall to take a photo.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
While sold out in most colorways, this shopper-favorite pick is still available in a classic grey and white-striped option.
—Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Fantasy Venice — supposedly resembling the striped shirts of gondoliers — is remarkable for its pink, green, and white striping and rapid growth.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
Toddler girl wearing striped shorts and vest set propping her baby doll up against a wall to take a photo.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Verb
Discover Madewell’s striped and Uniqlo’s pale blue 100% cotton options, Zara’s chocolate brown shirt with a rounded hem, and Everlane’s oversized black iteration, crafted from Tencel.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
While sold out in most colorways, this shopper-favorite pick is still available in a classic grey and white-striped option.
—Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
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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
Adjective
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There’s broad agreement the native owls are at risk, but the animal rights organizations behind the opposition letter this week say killing barred owls is not the answer.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2024
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Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache.—
Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 July 2022
Adjective
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There, with help from her mom, the UC San Diego student applied the finishing touches to her tribal regalia and hair — the latter braided, banded and decorated with real otter skins — in anticipation of the day’s events.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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That $1 raise triggers a $1,000 annual payment spike, highlighting how fragile the GOP’s banded structure can be for borrowers near a threshold.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striped. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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