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verb

past tense of striate

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Recent Examples of striated
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 See all Example Sentences for striated 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striated
Adjective
  • Published on December 22, 2024 Photo : Paul Barnaby The home is introduced via a gated courtyard hosting a colorful Hunt Slonem rabbit scupture and a couple of bright red Cracking Art meerkats.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Take in the beauty of creative floats, colorful costumes, and live music from high school marching bands.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • Snake Island, where the show staged challenges, was notorious for banded sea kraits and venomous vipers; the island was also a handoff point for pirates, which meant that it was patrolled by Australian special forces.
    Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Verb
  • The clip shows Barrymore sitting at a counter reading a magazine and wearing a navy peacoat and striped knit beanie.
    Shyla Watson, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Twelve to a box, Thin Mints candy canes are striped green and brown, which makes sense, but also camouflages them into invisibility on a Christmas tree.
    John Graham, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • But the amount of verification varied from unit to unit, according to at least eight officers.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The range of stories and prompts are varied enough to include playing with 8-year-olds and 50-year-olds.
    James Palmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The firm is accusing these parties of violating various Texas state laws by allegedly offering a former client of Buzbee's money in exchange for suing his company.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Those fees included a 2.5% flat tax for Muslim charity, as well as a road tax and various income taxes on individuals and small businesses, Zelin says.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Striated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striated. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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