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
Breakfast, lunch, and evening tapas are served at the Farmhouse restaurant, where tables spill onto a new garden shaded by olive trees and furnished with wrought-iron chairs topped with striped and botanical-print cushions. Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025 Bring home a tonal Francophile fantasy with blue and white striped tea towels, bistro chairs, mosaic mugs, and classic dome or barn lights. Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kelce himself rocked a red-and-white striped rugby shirt that our entire lacrosse team owned in green. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025 Place a few evergreen shrubs in the backdrop, then layer in varieties with blue, lemon- or white-striped, gold, and green foliage. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for striped
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striped
Adjective
  • One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
    Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The change also does not appear to be related to Trump’s legal standing in New York, where he is barred from serving as an officer of a New York corporation, as Alt5 Sigma is incorporated in Nevada.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • She was also ordered to attend a domestic violence abuse program and a monitoring program, and barred from possessing a firearm.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • It’s finished with banded three-quarter sleeves and a subtly cropped hem that hits right at the hips on most people.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striped. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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