Meaning & use
Streaked
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Marked with long, thin lines or bands of a different color or texture.
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Her hair was streaked with gray after years of stress.
The window was streaked with rain as the storm rolled in.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "streaked" can also mean moved very quickly, as in "the comet streaked across the sky."
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2. verb
Moved rapidly, especially in a straight line, leaving a visible trail.
A shooting star streaked across the night sky.
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