striate

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for striate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striate
Verb
  • There’s a nice mix of experience and youth marbled through the lineup, with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers leading the offence.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Dunk them into a water marbling bath, then paint the tops metallic and add a satin bow to hang them.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • An enormous lapis-lazuli glacier was streaked with columns of newsprint.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • The flypast came to a rousing close as the iconic RAF Red Arrows streaked across the sky, trailing plumes of red, white and blue smoke as cheers erupted from the crowd below.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • June will never see the Monets, mottled and dreamy, hanging in the Musée d’Orsay.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Dune actor wore a black jacket lined with Knicks’ orange and silver with an orange striped button down shirt underneath.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • The second, released May 14 in the journal PLOS One, introduces the light blue striped Ranitomeya aetherea.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Picture palm trees and lush river valleys, wild chickens whose feathers are flecked with turquoise.
    Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
  • Nice flavors include Italian Butter Cookie (cookie pieces flecked into Speculoos ice cream with brown sugar and cinnamon) and Espresso Royale (dark roast coffee flavor with a blend of Ethiopian and Sumatra beans, with hints of vanilla and brown sugar).
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The bird still has its iconic red breast, but its typically dark feathers are speckled with bits of white.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
  • The eggs are dipped into the white chocolate coating and speckled with a mixture of cocoa powder and water with the flick of a pastry brush, according to the recipe.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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