as in colored
technical
having lines, bands, or grooves
striated muscle tissue
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Recent Examples of striated
Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2024
These striated layers of sandstone, mudstone and coal make up the Judith River Formation.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
In a few larger works, photographs are patterned into a grid, each image showing taxicabs, figures, sidewalks, and buildings touched by striated light.
—Tess Edmonson, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
The researchers are not the first to wonder about striated caracaras’ intelligence.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
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Adjective
From its striated, sky-high peaks to its thundering waterfalls and alpine meadows brimming with wildflowers, there’s a little something for everyone at this Montana haven.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2024
These striated layers of sandstone, mudstone and coal make up the Judith River Formation.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
In a few larger works, photographs are patterned into a grid, each image showing taxicabs, figures, sidewalks, and buildings touched by striated light.
—Tess Edmonson, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
The researchers are not the first to wonder about striated caracaras’ intelligence.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striated
Adjective
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Boasting almost one million views, the slideshow shows the minuscule pup during his time at the shelter: dressed in brightly-colored sweaters, resting on colorful, warm blankets, and surrounded by toys—many of them bigger than him.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gone are the rainbow dreads of yore with Clinton taking the stage in Chicago clad in a colorful robe and a t-shirt bearing an image of the iconic P-Funk mothership following an enthralling opening performance by the Windy City’s own Tamarie T. & Thee Elektra Kumpany.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Plyometric Making a banded row plyometric is challenging (especially when it’s attached to the doorframe of someone else’s home).—
Alyssa Ages,
Outside Online,
20 Dec. 2024
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The banded duckbill was collected from a coarse-sandy bottom where starfish were scuttling along the seafloor, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Shepard can be seen giving one of his daughters a kiss, cuddling up with the girls, who match in black-and-white striped tops and berets.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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While the couple didn't opt into the matching trend, their four kids — Wren Alexander, 17 months, Esti Maxine, 22 months, Miles Theodore, 6, and Luna Simone, 8 — wore identical red and green striped PJs, posing around the family Christmas tree and wrapped presents.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ghostly encounters are peppered through the promo, to varied levels of fear.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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In stacked and varied casts during his time on the show, Sudeikis more than held his own, displaying a star wattage (even while playing a dancing sidekick) that's gone on to serve him especially well since leaving in 2013.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There’s broad agreement the native owls are at risk, but the animal rights organizations behind the opposition letter this week say killing barred owls is not the answer.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2024
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Dogs and buzzards fought over a dead cat in the middle of the street, directly across from an officer who watched the ferocious struggle from a barred window, twirling the ends of his moustache.—
Alexander Sammon,
Harper's Magazine,
25 July 2022
Adjective
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At the same time, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav has a Superman promotional blitzkrieg in the works, one similar to what the studio executed with Barbie across various silos of the conglomerate including plugs on Food Network and HGTV.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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The visuals see LiSA singing alluringly and Felix belting out verses in various scenes evoking the cool, energetic sound of the track.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Striated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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