striped 1 of 2

as in streaked
having stripes the zebra is a black-and-white striped animal

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striped

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verb

past tense of stripe
as in barred
to make stripes on the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

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Recent Examples of striped
Adjective
Several mills cited trend forecasts for inspiring their striped collections. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 On Monday, Grayson appeared in court wearing a navy blue suit, a striped tie, loafers and glasses. Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
In some of the photos, Christopher can be seen posing shirtless while wearing blue and white striped swim shorts. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Moms pushed babies in strollers on a road divided by a median of blowing sand and creeping ice plant succulents, still striped with dotted white lines marking what used to be driving lanes. Janie Har, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for striped
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striped
Adjective
  • Scientists accidentally invented seabird toilet TV Two Japanese scientists just wanted to study how streaked shearwaters run on water to take flight.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
    Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The company’s founder, Kenneth Chee, had prior felony convictions and was barred from holding federal explosives permits.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Jones Act of 1920 — intended to protect domestic fleets — barred international construction for US operators, but without parallel investments to modernize US shipyards, the law only raised costs.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping your shoulders forward, open your top knee to the ceiling against the banded resistance, making sure that your torso doesn't rotate open.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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