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Recent Examples of variegateThere 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 This is stained glass—actually overlaid plates of variegated...—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2019 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
Loloi Charlie Outdoor Area Rug For an outdoor rug that is lightweight but still durable, this striped one from Joanna Gaines’ collection is an ideal pick.
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Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Lionfish are among the ocean’s most striking creatures—elegant, flamboyantly striped, and surprisingly delicious.
What followed was a family-style meal loosely inspired by Peruvian-Asian cuisine: heirloom tomatoes flecked in tomato powder and tossed with crispy shallots; a tangy ceviche of shrimp and whitefish; marinated hanger steak with an aji amarillo paste; and roast chicken in verde sauce.
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David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
Wraps were—in marketing, if not always in reality—lower-calorie and lower-carb than normal sandwiches, all that pillowy, delicious bread having been replaced with a utilitarian tortilla forgery that tasted and looked virtuous, especially when it was flecked with spinach or tomato.
On the other hand, these rugged wildernesses, situated in the U.S., Norway, Spain, and more, really are something else: Foliage sways in the wind; pollen motes drift through the air; dappled light shimmers beneath trees.
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Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
Ultra-suede walls are dappled with pink and black paisley.
The color is an almost transparent antique and shiny garnet; the nose delivers delicate floral scents of violet and rose petal that take on spicy and balsamic mottling with age.
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Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Her right hand looked like the hands most people have, but her other hand was very flat, tinged purple and green, mottled like a fish’s belly, and hanging like a dead fish.
Original price: $109.99 Get Crocs' signature marbled look in a sneaker version with the Echo Storm marble clog.
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Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
The marbling itself is called shimofuri and makes for tender cuts of beef that melt in your mouth.
The seemingly omnipresent 7-Eleven chain speckles the streets of Japan, offering everything from stationery items and rice balls to hot coffee and utility bill payments.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 July 2025
Objects and plants under the tree can be lightly speckled with the shiny drops of honeydew or heavily covered with sugary substance and appear as if covered in shellac.
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