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Recent Examples of variegate
These wings are variegated and flecked with pigment, taking on the radiant transparency of monochrome stained glass.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variegate
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Rather, reliable rolling-waves moves, predictably unpredictable, patterned but not in a way that repeats.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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However, if the fertility patterns from before the Great Recession had continued, experts would have predicted that 5.7 million of those women would have had children.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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This book captures something about the generational divide striating so many households.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
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Rich and classic Bordeaux aromas—statured, confident, striated with red plums, black berries and black pepper, leather and eucalyptus.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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In some of the photos, Christopher can be seen posing shirtless while wearing blue and white striped swim shorts.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dried blood dappled his face, neck and bedsheets.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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In fact, tree canopies provide delightful shade allowing the sun to dapple the path.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Illinois skies are mottled.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The parrot’s feathers are a bright gilded green mottled with black, and its life span is comparable to that of a human.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The same kind of misunderstanding speckles the discourse around Live Laugh Love, his stellar new album.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Gerwig, 42, returned to Venice in a black dress with a sheer black overlay speckled with glittering flowers.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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