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Recent Examples of variegate
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.
—oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2020
This is stained glass—actually overlaid plates of variegated...
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2019
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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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
This is stained glass—actually overlaid plates of variegated...
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2019
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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Some of their latest stylish items include colorful bikinis, cut-out one pieces and patterned pieces that call to mind a beach paradise.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Alec wore a dark suit, a button-down, and patterned grey and black tie.—
Dayna Haffenden,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Rich and classic Bordeaux aromas—statured, confident, striated with red plums, black berries and black pepper, leather and eucalyptus.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Goetsch-Winckler House features two long walls of glass on either side of the structure, striated vertically by wooden partitions.—
Nick Remsen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Nov. 2024
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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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With the doors flung open and sun dappling the eclectic interiors, Ngoc Minh Ngo’s photos really convey the easy-breezy quality of summer life for the lucky family.—
Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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There was quality dappled with calamity as United hunted City’s back line and haunted goalkeeper Khiara Keating with their aggressive press.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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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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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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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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