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Recent Examples of variegate
These wings are variegated and flecked with pigment, taking on the radiant transparency of monochrome stained glass.
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Daisy Alioto,
The New York Review of Books,
27 Mar. 2020
There is an enormous variegated monstera with big white splotches, like the splatter on a painter’s jeans.
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Arielle Pardes,
Wired,
19 Feb. 2020
Aureomarginata’ with pink buds opening to white blooms, variegated leaves edged in gold, and a spreading habit maturing at 3 feet by 4 feet.
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oregonlive,
30 Jan. 2020
The men are variegated in their dress; the angels are uniformly clad and colored but individualized, especially in their posture and gestures.
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Willard Spiegelman,
WSJ,
17 Jan. 2020
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Daisy Alioto,
The New York Review of Books,
27 Mar. 2020
There is an enormous variegated monstera with big white splotches, like the splatter on a painter’s jeans.
—
Arielle Pardes,
Wired,
19 Feb. 2020
Aureomarginata’ with pink buds opening to white blooms, variegated leaves edged in gold, and a spreading habit maturing at 3 feet by 4 feet.
—
oregonlive,
30 Jan. 2020
The men are variegated in their dress; the angels are uniformly clad and colored but individualized, especially in their posture and gestures.
—
Willard Spiegelman,
WSJ,
17 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variegate
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Many of the injuries displayed rectangular, band-like and patterned characteristics consistent with impact from a belt-like object, Detective Balders wrote.
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Today, though, a growing number of online fabric retailers have made sourcing the right print or pattern a cinch.
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The beach was filled with stones that had been smoothed to perfect ovals and circles by thousands of years of being tossed by the sea, some gray and striated with pure white, and others that when wet were the color of emeralds.
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In the oven, the layers blow apart and the result is a biscuit striated like fancy Italian marble.
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The mother of two wore a green and white striped Cefinn Studio belted mididress and pointed Mary Jane flats from Rothy’s for her day out.
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Shop 12 of our favorite quilts for every style and budget, including floral, striped, solid, and more designs.
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Around us were rolling hills flecked with houses, dappled by the sun shining through the clouds.
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The scales on their wings fleck off and can’t be replaced.
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Around us were rolling hills flecked with houses, dappled by the sun shining through the clouds.
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Flowers dappled the mid-lengths, with a real ’70s feeling volume throughout.
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The mosquito, mottled in neon pink and purple, can be seen on a nearby computer screen.
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The sides may be mottled with brown blotches.
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Veining helps marbled white quartz countertops adopt the look of real Calacatta marble.
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To create marbling, run a table knife (or wooden skewer) through the batters in a swirling motion.
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The views—mainly harbor but some over the city—can be enjoyed from plush velvet sofas, while in the more expensive rooms, bottles of spirits line the drinks table and arresting artworks speckle the walls.
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This stunning plant boasts toothy leaves, speckled with silvery white and supported by colorful, velvety red stems.
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