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as in colored
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors
the variegated costumes of the dancers in the nightclub
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as in dotted
marked with spots
a variety of variegated tulip that is highly prized by gardeners
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Recent Examples of variegated
Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The book is a disjointed, experimental compilation of an unnamed man’s variegated erotic fantasies.
—Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Berlin, like any cosmopolitan city, houses so many variegated communities, and I was drawn to writing a character who can navigate the worlds of different milieus.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
Native to areas of the Mediterranean such as Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Israel, this low-growing plant has delicate flowers that flutter on long stems above silvery or variegated leaves.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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For variegated types, that’s actually the preferred way, since rooted cuttings often send up new shoots that are just plain green.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The book is a disjointed, experimental compilation of an unnamed man’s variegated erotic fantasies.
—Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Berlin, like any cosmopolitan city, houses so many variegated communities, and I was drawn to writing a character who can navigate the worlds of different milieus.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
Native to areas of the Mediterranean such as Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Israel, this low-growing plant has delicate flowers that flutter on long stems above silvery or variegated leaves.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variegated
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Palette Dim Sum, a Chinese-Cantonese restaurant that serves colorful dim sum and wok dishes, is coming to The Market Place in Tustin, replacing a shuttered Wokcano.—
Samantha Gowen,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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It’s lined with colonial-era buildings and colorful cottages.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
10 Mar. 2025
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More research is needed to understand how different skin types respond to tallow, as existing studies use varied methodologies and reference points.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
14 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to its vast, varied, and meaningful stories —Liu and Takeda have felt that things have changed since then...—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Shepard can be seen giving one of his daughters a kiss, cuddling up with the girls, who match in black-and-white striped tops and berets.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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While the couple didn't opt into the matching trend, their four kids — Wren Alexander, 17 months, Esti Maxine, 22 months, Miles Theodore, 6, and Luna Simone, 8 — wore identical red and green striped PJs, posing around the family Christmas tree and wrapped presents.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2024
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The Garvin flies both a rainbow Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag, prompting the occasional shouted slur.—
Brian Owens,
Scientific American,
18 Oct. 2023
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Ferdinand has more than 30 million followers across various social platforms.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Through his production company Particular Pictures, Hamburg and producing partner Lauren Hennessey are in development on various film and TV projects across multiple studios.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Variegated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variegated. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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