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McDowell led when the caution came out. 2022 Austin Cindric
Austin Cindric
A pile-up as Cindric took the checkered collected several drivers but didn't impact the winner.
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The living room wall is checkered with yellows, reds, blues and pinks, while a brick wall for the fireplace helps tone down the loudness of color that echoes throughout.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
By 2019, Davidson’s torso, back, arms, legs, hands, and neck were checkered with pieces.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
With drivers battling for bragging rights and early-season momentum, expect plenty of action from green flag to checkered.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The living room wall is checkered with yellows, reds, blues and pinks, while a brick wall for the fireplace helps tone down the loudness of color that echoes throughout.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
By 2019, Davidson’s torso, back, arms, legs, hands, and neck were checkered with pieces.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
With drivers battling for bragging rights and early-season momentum, expect plenty of action from green flag to checkered.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checker
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What doesn’t: Distressed, patterned, or overly trendy types of jeans that compete for attention.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
12 Mar. 2025
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Presidential aspirations Over the next few years, Jackson took on ever more high-profile organizing, patterned after the life and work of King – another Southerner.—
Christopher A. Cooper,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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On his second goal of the night, Cabral streaked just a little farther from the goal than Navarro, took a defender with him and opened a pocket of space through which Larraz played a perfect pass for an emphatic finish by Navarro.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hollywood producer Allan Carr, who would go on to produce Grease, even hired Opel to streak through a party for Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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But the real secret lies in the tomato sauce that stripes the center and top of the loaf, which is spiked with red wine.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A purple and white striped beanie hat with green accents.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Shilpa lovingly stroked cloth flecked with gold that clocked in at 380 euros a meter, and visualized the shawl that could be made from it.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Image But the quality is dubious: smelly, cloudy and flecked with debris.—
Abu Bakr Bashir,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2024
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There’s a nice mix of experience and youth marbled through the lineup, with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers leading the offence.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The 656-foot vessel, called the Golden Ray, has been lying since early September off a slice of the Georgia coast specked with resorts and sprawling high-dollar homes.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Nov. 2019
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Now, their territory has fewer than 1,000 residents and consists of about 7,300 acres, with roads wandering through woods specked with modest family homes.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
22 June 2018
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Seated behind a white grand piano speckled with color, Batiste brought Kansas City Chiefs' Chris Jones to tears, as the defensive player wiped his eyes with a tissue.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Aztecs, nonetheless, are primarily Mexican, speckled by a few Ecuadorians and a Honduran member.—
Mayolo López Gutiérrez,
NPR,
1 Jan. 2025
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Some are near-alabaster or silvery, others the darkest of greens, and there are variegated choices, striped or mottled in gold or white or silver.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The soil was mottled with sheep droppings and uneven patches of grass.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Checker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checker. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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