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Recent Examples of striped
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Choose from 10 colors and patterns, including gingham and striped options.
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Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Plaza, 41, held her baby bump in a black-and-white striped gown, while Abbott, 40, looked dapper in a black suit.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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Adjective
Inside the house, a plastic bin in the TV room held a striped emu chick, waddling under a heat lamp.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Choose from 10 colors and patterns, including gingham and striped options.
—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Verb
Boring Insects The stalk borer is a purple and cream-striped caterpillar that can attack tomato plants and cause wilting and death of the plant.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Plaza, 41, held her baby bump in a black-and-white striped gown, while Abbott, 40, looked dapper in a black suit.
—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striped
Adjective
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Lasagna, pot roasts, and casseroles can become rather enthusiastic while cooking, and if not tended to regularly, your oven glass could become streaked and stained.
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Varieties with streaked blooms or those spotted with darker colors add interest to arrangements.
Verb
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Israel has barred foreign journalists from independently reporting in Gaza since the start of the war.
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Rodriguez, who has expressed some interest in the proposal, said city leaders had not determined how county election officials would issue separate ballots for voters who would be barred from state and national contests.
Adjective
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The male peregrine falcon, a new mate for the female, has been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as a banded 4-year-old that fledged from Minneapolis City Hall in 2022.
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The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.
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“Striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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