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Recent Examples of striate
Two of the display plinths have striated concrete surfaces that conjure the organic feel of rammed earth, a move that’s recognizable from D.S. & Durga’s Brooklyn branch.
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Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
Others cited Dairy Queen’s ice cream cake—two layers of soft serve, striated by the brand’s signature fudge-and-crunch center—as a highlight of childhood parties.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 5 Aug. 2023
There are three main types of muscle tissue: smooth muscle lines the gut wall and organs, except the heart; cardiac muscle is striated and covers the heart; and skeletal muscle, which can be found in the arms and legs, is also striated.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2 July 2023
On every landing, something was always peeling: walls striated with gray paint like shedding snakes; red and gold fú signs (for good fortune) coming unstuck from the last new year.
—Phoebe Chen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
Others cited Dairy Queen’s ice cream cake—two layers of soft serve, striated by the brand’s signature fudge-and-crunch center—as a highlight of childhood parties.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 5 Aug. 2023
There are three main types of muscle tissue: smooth muscle lines the gut wall and organs, except the heart; cardiac muscle is striated and covers the heart; and skeletal muscle, which can be found in the arms and legs, is also striated.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2 July 2023
On every landing, something was always peeling: walls striated with gray paint like shedding snakes; red and gold fú signs (for good fortune) coming unstuck from the last new year.
—Phoebe Chen, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striate
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Original price: $109.99 Get Crocs' signature marbled look in a sneaker version with the Echo Storm marble clog.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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The marbling itself is called shimofuri and makes for tender cuts of beef that melt in your mouth.—
Yukari Sakamoto,
AFAR Media,
12 June 2025
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Evander Kane added to Edmonton’s lead midway through the second period, streaking down the left halfwall and firing a shot that deflected off a sliding defenseman’s skate and past Adin Hill.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Time to roll out your picnic blanket and unfold those lawn chairs: A meteor shower is set to streak across the (very) early morning sky on May 6.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
5 May 2025
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And there was considerable evidence of current ideas on baroque performance practice: buoyant rhythms, variegated (not absolute) legato, sparing string vibrato.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
13 Mar. 2023
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Take Cues from the Landscape For this garden door container, red-orange copperleaf and variegated sea hibiscus tie into the color of a nearby Japanese maple.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2023
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Red spots mottled his face; Edwards was sick with measles, too.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
4 June 2025
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They were mottled brown with tiny eyes and described as a new species in 1913, dubbed, rather questionably, Moringua hodgarti.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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After a bogey on the par-4 second, Reed striped his drive on the par-5 fourth into the fairway.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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For those who’d prefer to fully steer the ship, nigiri and sashimi highlights ($5 for one, $9 for two) include Japanese sea bream (tai), striped jack (shima aji), golden eye snapper (kinmedai), fatty bluefin (o-toro), and Hokkaido scallop (hotate).—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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Rather like the medieval villages that flecked the tidy green landscape, even the train was getting smaller.—
Rachel Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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The Razr comes in Spring Bud (bright green), Gibraltar Sea (deep blue), Parfait Pink, and Lightest Sky (flecked white).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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It was speckled with spectators when the first match began a little past noon on a recent Sunday.—
Chang W. Lee,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The bar serves small bites from chef Jesus Martinez, including melty chicken and tomatillo salsa tamales, and a sea bass ceviche speckled with slivers of habanero pepper served atop velvety leche de tigre.—
Kristin Braswell,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 May 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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“Striate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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