striping

Definition of stripingnext
present participle of stripe
as in blazing
to make stripes on the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

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Recent Examples of striping Crews will install barrier walls, patch potholes, and perform striping work during the closures. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026 The closure is for line striping operations and barrier removal. Laura Fay, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 Who’d have guessed that striping glossy burgundy polish over a nude cat-eye shade would create this candy-cane effect? Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 24 Nov. 2025 Work in the area began last November and was completed in June on the paving of curb ramps and striping along San Andres Drive and the driveway by the intersection of Flower Hill Promenade. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for striping
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Verb
  • In the West, the temperatures were sometimes blazing hot.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The bigger Air can also reach a brighter 600 nits, compared with the 500-nit max of the 11-inch model, whereas both Pros can get much brighter, with a max output of 1,000 nits on standard-definition content and a blazing 1,600 nits on HDR video.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
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  • Northern counties can expect 4–6 inches, with banding producing occasional higher totals.
    Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Staffers are banding and taking samples from common raptor species throughout the county, according to a district social media post.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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  • But with tankers unable to navigate dangerous waters and missiles constantly streaking across the sky—some targeting crucial energy infrastructure—the effect on the fuel trade is already pronounced.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Bright streaks known as ejecta rays can be seen streaking away from young impact craters in Odendahl's photo, whose existence testifies to the incredible force unleashed in their creation.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Striping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striping. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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