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 The fieldhouse will include 10 basketball courts, 14 volleyball courts, court striping for 20 pickleball courts, a concession area and a 250-person meeting room. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 Traffic mitigation measures included planting tall trees and striping the road entrances red to preserve drivers’ line of sight. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026 The amendment would also cut smaller public works construction projects, cut the line striping budget, reduce the budget for asphalt patching, cut vehicle maintenance operating budget and cut the building maintenance budget. Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Crews will install barrier walls, patch potholes, and perform striping work during the closures. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for striping
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  • Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Optical systems are blazing fast but require a direct line of sight and fail in murky water or when the buildup of microorganisms degrades the lenses.
    Omar Kardoudi June 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026
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  • The legend took a pass from Rodrigo De Paul and immediately started streaking down the middle of the field.
    NBC News, NBC news, 17 June 2026
  • Vegas has regularly found players streaking behind the Carolina defense for breakaways and odd-man rushes.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 11 June 2026

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“Striping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striping. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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