variants
or brindle
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as in striated
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as in grizzled
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Adjective
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On Escobedo’s new façade, a vertically striated shell of rough limestone wraps four levels of galleries, and the ribs and channels recall the elaborate reliefs carved in those Mayan blocks of rock.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Dec. 2024 -
Some of the best swimming spots are on the north side of the island, including the long surf beach at Famara, overlooked by a striated ridge, and the Caletón Blanco lagoon, which has echoes of Iceland's Blue Lagoon.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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While the older Oath Keepers had demurred at his most sensitive questions recently, the teenager seemed eager to impress a grizzled survival instructor.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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Similar to how a grizzled SysOps engineer could spend days working to reduce CPU usage, LLMs can be used to analyze profiles and recommend changes to conserve CPU and memory—saving significant time and resources.—
Tom Wilkie,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But despite the gaping hole at its center, the composition clearly depicts a harbor scene with boats and buildings set against a streaked white and blue sky.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2024
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The method yields images that are streaked and cracked, with surfaces that are alternately riven and raised.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
20 Oct. 2023
Adjective
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The 1922 German expressionist film cribbed the plot of Stoker’s Dracula (with some alterations) and created the first horror-movie masterpiece, conjuring a unique take on one of the genre’s hoariest texts.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Scarpa also wrote Scott’s J. Paul Getty fictionalization All the Money in the World, Napoleon, and the military-power allegory The Last Castle, but timely political coincidences sustain this otherwise hoary tale.—
Armond White,
National Review,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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During cold weather the moisture precipitates out of the air onto every branch and willow bush, coating them in a layer of hoar frost.—
Seth Adams,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2023
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Surface hoar is created when water vapor is deposited on the snow surface, like dew.—
Lisa M. Krieger,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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The banded duckbill was collected from a coarse-sandy bottom where starfish were scuttling along the seafloor, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Available in sizes up to 3XL, the sweatshirt also features drop shoulders, a snap-up placket, and a banded hem.—
Miles Walls,
People.com,
27 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Nestled in tropical greenery upon a sandy beach overlooking the Gulf of Siam, the Four Seasons Koh Samui is an idyllic shoot location.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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But, as great as all that is, the private staircase that zigzags down the cliff to Big Dume’s sandy beachfront is the icing on this cake.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Two good varieties are ‘Bicolor,’ a variegated plant that has deep green leaves banded with white edges, and ‘Magenta’ which has dark green leaves with magenta edges.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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Several variegated forms are available with bright gold or cream accents.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Brindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brindled. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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