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variegated

[vair-ee-i-gey-tid, vair-i-gey-] / ˈvɛər i ɪˌgeɪ tɪd, ˈvɛər ɪˌgeɪ- /


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Like his films, Mr. Sayles’s novels are divided among a teeming cast of variegated characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

As the warm L.A. day ebbs, the home’s expansive front window frames dense, variegated foliage falling into shadow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

Hamlin's catastrophic on-field collapse and cardiac arrest on January 2, 2023 caused the unprecedented suspension of an NFL game, and brought home for a national TV audience the variegated harms of America's most popular sport.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2024

“You’ll see variegated and bicolored varieties that may not do well in stuffy show competition, but are favorites in the garden.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

A short beach of gray-white sand led to the cliff edge, which rose, a great face of variegated rock, for fifty feet.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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