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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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Sánchez showed off her toned figure in a leopard-print thong string bikini and a straw bucket hat while Bezos wore a navy blue T-shirt with blue and white patterned swim trunks.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Well, keep in mind that AGI will presumably have patterned on what blackmailing is about.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 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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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
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The second, released May 14 in the journal PLOS One, introduces the light blue striped Ranitomeya aetherea.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
14 May 2025
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Picture palm trees and lush river valleys, wild chickens whose feathers are flecked with turquoise.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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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
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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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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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June will never see the Monets, mottled and dreamy, hanging in the Musée d’Orsay.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
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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
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The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat.—
Reia Li,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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