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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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Gayle King Gayle King went for a colorful ensemble featuring a bright pink dress and patterned coat with white fur trim.Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Each tiny, invisible micron-scale robot is patterned with hundreds of even tinier nano-scale magnets, some long and thin, and some short and stubby, Cornell says.John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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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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Anyone visiting the park will want to see the spindly hoodoos, striated in red, gold, and white.Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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The black and white striped sweater from Extreme Cashmere is up for sale, as is the baby blue and orange cardigan from Hades Wool.Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many were young birds, striped, despite their name, in brown and tan upon their heads.Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
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The walls and floor have flecked Venetian terrazzo tiles made with marble pebbles, while at the heart of the room there is a wooden counter inspired by the crates once used to transport premium wools hailing from various continents.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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The shrimp butter will also return to spread on warm pieces of toast flecked with sea salt, as will the whole roasted chicken served with maitake and challah migas.Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
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Set your rubber plant in an area where it will get dappled indirect light.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
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Strawberries, a feature of his spring 2010 collection for Saint Laurent, are reprised in miniature, with miniature bananas dappled over men’s trousers.Miles Socha, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
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Some skeptics of adding fluoride to public water are worried about dental fluorosis, which is caused by overexposure to fluoride and can mottle teeth.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
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The gas stations had the dingy look of gas stations everywhere, mottled with the stains of oil and exhaust.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Duroc ham has a deep red color and lots of marbling, resulting in tender, flavorful meat.Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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Chapman was back, her locs speckled with white, her voice as lucid and knowing as ever.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Bring a crew to share the creamy hummus trio, fattoush salad speckled with pomegranate seeds, chewy mashrouha flatbread with spiced beef, comfy casserole of chicken fatteh with thick yogurt, juicy beef shawarma and dozens more dishes.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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