variants
or brindle
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as in striated
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as in grizzled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brindled
Adjective
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Inside — at 5,000 square feet — the walls are curved and textured, made in striated plaster; the technique was hand-done by New York artist collective Art Groove.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019 -
Alongside wading birds like the roseate spoonbill and striated heron, visitors can also look forward to their fair share of passerines, with potential appearances from the blue-gray tanager and scrub blackbird.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Baldwin plays Harlan Rust, a grizzled 19th-century outlaw who must come to the rescue of his fugitive grandson — who, in a sad coincidence, is wanted for accidentally shooting someone.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Baldwin, playing a grizzled criminal gunslinger who is also a caring grandpa, does his best to lend the film a menacing movie-star charisma.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Since Trump is not a Red-baiter, Clooney must adjust his hoary defense of the Democratic Party to fit the left’s new partisanship.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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Forget that hoary old prophecy about the kid who'll bring balance to the Force.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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 matching set also includes straight-leg pants with banded hems, a drawstring waist, and side pockets.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the very heart of the plateau, the Ancestral Pueblo people wedged brick dwellings directly into the banded cliffs.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bryan Cranston doled out $2.5 million back in 2007 for a 1940s bungalow along the northern edge of Southern California’s Ventura County coastline, primarily for its secluded stretch of sandy beach and endless ocean views.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
9 May 2025
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Originally built in 1928, the home sits on an elevated 1.11-acre land bluff with 200 feet of private sandy beach space.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Century launched petrified wood dining and occasional tables with live edges and a variegated wood grain in shades of brown, black and tan.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
12 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Kohl will be in residence at the Hungry Brain every Thursday in July, allowing audiences to take in the variegated facets of her music.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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“Brindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brindled. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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