patterning
Example Sentences
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“So there is much less linear patterning and he is using more flattened ribbons of color. It was trying to move onto something else.”
From New York Times
With distinctive brown and black patterning, Burmese pythons have long been coveted both as pets and producers of skins for high-end leather goods.
From Los Angeles Times
Filming such violence and humiliation, and then sharing it online, has become known by the term "patterning" - with the aim of embarrassing victims even further by forwarding the videos across the web.
From BBC
These issues don’t exist outside the film but feel innate to the patterning of “Sharp Stick” as a whole.
From Los Angeles Times
When the day came to hang the wallpaper, I carefully measured; lined up the patterning; and used one of those wallpaper smoothing tools to get all the bubbles out.
From Salon
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