VARIEGATE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

variegate

verb

Definition of variegate

as in to pattern

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Recent Examples of variegate The men are variegated in their dress; the angels are uniformly clad and colored but individualized, especially in their posture and gestures. — Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for variegate

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Many of the injuries displayed rectangular, band-like and patterned characteristics consistent with impact from a belt-like object, Detective Balders wrote.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
Today, though, a growing number of online fabric retailers have made sourcing the right print or pattern a cinch.

— Alyssa Longobucco, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026

Definition of pattern

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Alongside is a gorgeous tamale, striated into thin layers of pureed beans and masa.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The beach was filled with stones that had been smoothed to perfect ovals and circles by thousands of years of being tossed by the sea, some gray and striated with pure white, and others that when wet were the color of emeralds.

— Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of striate

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That included the par-5 18th, where Koivun striped another long-range approach to 13 feet, setting up another holed putt for eagle.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Croonenberghs wore a brown-and-white striped T-shirt, olive green cargo pants, white tennis shoes, and a navy blue denim baseball cap over his dark hair.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 July 2026

Definition of stripe

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Family, friends and neighbors filled the frames with dancing and dominoes; their apartments painted in shades of mint, butter yellow and palomino pink, flecked with a patina cultivated by humidity and time.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Teal is coming out on top, with its mesmerizing mix of sea-blue and green undertones, as well as flamingo pinks flecked with iridescent shimmer particles.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 July 2026

Definition of fleck

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The eight-year-old girl sat obediently for her portrait, her hair dappled in light against foliage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Let the plant recover in bright, indirect or dappled sunlight for a week, then gradually move it back into more light.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

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