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Definition of stripednext
as in streaked
having stripes the zebra is a black-and-white striped animal

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verb

past tense of stripe
as in barred
to make stripes on the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

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Recent Examples of striped
Adjective
The brick-red primary bath features a pink-and-red striped shower, while another bathroom has a similar striped tile pattern in blue and yellow. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026 Visitors can explore old military forts and climb the picturesque black-and-white striped 1773 Tybee Island Light Station. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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That striped, halo hair that figure skater Alysa Liu rocked while winning Olympic gold in Milan? Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026 But that will all soon change when the century-old baseball diamond gets newest-generation synthetic turf, striped for football (both flag and tackle), soccer and lacrosse, beneath a digital scoreboard, aluminum bleacher seating for 500 and dugouts that double as dressing rooms. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for striped
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Adjective
  • But these days, gray is proudly everywhere—streaked, salt-and-pepper, fully silver, or something in between—and brow pencils have finally caught up.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The main waterfall tumbles 70 feet over a wide ledge, the streaked rock columns providing dramatic contrast against the fast-moving water.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
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  • Multiple people connected with the company, including the former chairman of the Coweta County Republican Party, have been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars and barred from acting as an investment adviser in the state.
    Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • More than 600,000 people will be barred from returning to their homes in the area north of Israel, the defense minister said, part of a broader Israeli offensive into the country that critics have characterized as an invasion.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The drop shoulder silhouette and banded hem give it a sporty look that would look super cute with leggings or sweatpant jeans.
    Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This cheetah-print blouse is similar to Rinna’s, thanks to a full-button front, straight point collar, and long sleeves with banded cuffs.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026

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“Striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striped. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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