studded

Definition of studdednext
past tense of stud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for studded
Verb
  • That had been the story of his Grand Slam career up until this year’s French Open, physical ailments interspersed with brutal five-set defeats.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Over two minutes, a spectrum of Black improvisational styles battle on what feels like a Red Planet, interspersed with video game chirps and tectonic-shifting airblasts that cool the magma cooked up during combat, each one building off the other’s energy.
    Tatiana Lee Rodriguez, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The wind whips through my hair as the gleaming new fiberglass speedboat accelerates out of the calm bay and into open waters, striped in shades of turquoise, in defiance of the name.
    Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
  • Over the course of three weeks and nearly 150 hours, Mike Elder carefully crafted his honeybee sculpture, welding on antennas and legs, sculpting the yellow and black-striped body from foam and precisely designing its intricate wings.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The rock was streaked in a range of colors—red, green, purple, and blue—flecked with poppy-seed-like dots and decorated with what the Perseverance scientists compared to dull yellow leopard spots.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 June 2026
  • On court, Osaka wore a blue-and-green Nike dress streaked with vertical ruffles.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Prettygarden Short-Sleeve Belted Shirt Dress The fuller midi skirt, half-button front, and banded puff sleeves make this cream-colored shirt dress similar to Oprah's version.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • In February, the city banded with more than a dozen other cities and counties to become additional plaintiffs in an existing lawsuit filed last summer by a group led by Fresno, California.
    Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The museum will also tell the story of other influential people with ties to the memorial, including Marian Anderson, a Black opera singer who performed a concert in 1939 on the Lincoln Memorial steps after being barred from singing at Constitution Hall.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • The order includes a $5 million penalty and an injunction that barred the company from making false statements to the agency.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • The Experimental Group set the bar in Paris—they've now got several other bars around town and in cities worldwide—so coming to the original might be up there with going to the Louvre for true cocktail lovers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Spanning Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties, the district has already drawn millions in spending and heavy national attention — setting the stage for another razor-thin, high-dollar general election fight this fall.
    James Ward, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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“Studded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/studded. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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