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Recent Examples of variegateThese wings are variegated and flecked with pigment, taking on the radiant transparency of monochrome stained glass.—Daisy Alioto, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2020 There is an enormous variegated monstera with big white splotches, like the splatter on a painter’s jeans.—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 19 Feb. 2020 Aureomarginata’ with pink buds opening to white blooms, variegated leaves edged in gold, and a spreading habit maturing at 3 feet by 4 feet.—oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2020 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
The truth is stark: AI can already outperform humans at a vast number of cognitive tasks, from data analysis to pattern detection to diagnosing problems no one else sees.
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Mike Hoffman,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Evelyn’s agenda, articulated in a book that is unconvincingly treated as a bestseller, has something to do with epigenetic trauma and kids being the victims of psychoses patterned through their parents.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
The reversible design — solid on one side and subtly striped on the other — adds just the right amount of texture to any space.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
As at Four Horsemen, where an oeuf mayonnaise is zebra-striped with squid ink and humble beans are treated like precious gems, Curtola trusts his diners to venture beyond obvious crowd-pleasers.
Behind Timm was her unassuming garden, flecked with tall grasses and native plants of all sizes – a quiet haven alive with color, movement and purpose.
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Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
The gentle, softening formula (one of its five ingredients is glycerin) cuts through multiple coats of polish and wipes away even the clingiest glitter flecks, all without stripping your nails of every last ounce of moisture.
Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
While Edmonton Oilers fans focus on the famous veteran wingers who were lost to free agency, the organization is focused on a new-look group that marbles youth, experience and the unknown in hopes of adding speed and goals.
Created by James Beard Award winner and Bottega’s former pastry chef, Dolester Miles, the cake itself is speckled with ground pecans, which add texture and sweetness, which are brushed with simple syrup.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
The same kind of misunderstanding speckles the discourse around Live Laugh Love, his stellar new album.
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