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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
The service network was originally patterned on the Federal Reserve, flying checks between banks in a region to a central clearinghouse to speed clearing transactions.
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Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
The former talk show host wore a purple and white patterned dress, while the CBS News journalist wore a long tank-style dress with a gold chain print.
La Ligne striped polo sweater $295 NET-A-PORTER Suzie Kondi
Banker striped cotton-poplin shorts
$275
NET-A-PORTER
Opposites Attract
Here, a boxy striped polo contrasts with Tory Burch’s mirrored skirt for an irreverent juxtaposition of casual and statement pieces.
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Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
Jockeys riding for the syndicate wear blue and white striped silks that match Brighton’s colours.
Inside the residence, police found a trail of blood that led from the front door to the bathroom, where the dog was found curled up in a ball on the floor, which was flecked with blood.
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John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
17 June 2025
Emond’s script deftly contrives a third act that’s hopeful but still flecked with genuine despair.
With the doors flung open and sun dappling the eclectic interiors, Ngoc Minh Ngo’s photos really convey the easy-breezy quality of summer life for the lucky family.
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Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
There was quality dappled with calamity as United hunted City’s back line and haunted goalkeeper Khiara Keating with their aggressive press.
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.
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Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Remains of a Styrofoam food container, mottled with mud.
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 parents were concerned by the illness that had speckled their children’s bodies and weakened their breathing, but their distrust of vaccines and hospitals ran deeper.
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Brandy Zadrozny,
NBC news,
4 June 2025
Lined with shops and restaurants, the highway rest in a bustling tourist area, where pedestrians often speckle its street sidewalks during the summer months.
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