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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Her program prioritizes outside time and operates out of several yurt-style classrooms brimming with natural light and colorful Montessori materials.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Every home is haunted by its previous residents, but prewar apartments in the Village have particularly colorful ghosts.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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Available in sizes up to 3XL, the sweatshirt also features drop shoulders, a snap-up placket, and a banded hem.—
Miles Walls,
People.com,
27 Oct. 2024
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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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The performances will run the musical gamut and reflect a varied year in music, in which female narrators reined supreme, country ruled the charts and genre-bending was the name of the game. Need a break?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Their distinct histories in the U.S. and varied relationships with the government had shaped three distinctly different political outlooks.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 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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The Anti-Deportation rally was part of a wave of protests across the country in the days prior to the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, whose administration has promised mass deportation efforts that could start as early as Tuesday in Chicago, according to various news reports.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Scammers use various tactics to engage potential victims and gain their trust.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Striated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striated. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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