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pattern

[pat-ern, pat-n] / ˈpæt ərn, ˈpæt n /






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Cooling the material even further produces a second wave pattern running perpendicular to the first.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

In some ways, these results fit a pattern.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

New faces follow a familiar pattern with 22-year-old Portugal defender Antonio Silva arriving from Benfica, along with young forward Alvaro Rodriguez from Elche.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The house is semi-secluded against a lush hill, beneath the actual Mulholland Drive, and has a subtle chevron pattern detail that runs throughout the house, similar to the floor of the “Twin Peaks” red room.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

I see the pattern now, the game he wants me to play.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Electrical activity can move across the brain's surface in patterns known as traveling brain waves or neural traveling waves.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

In the fiscal first quarter, delivered sales were up 10% in the retail segment, but that was more than offset by a decline in wholesale delivered sales, which suffered from choppy order patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

This is then combined with weather patterns to forecast where the conditions for new contrails are likely to occur.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

A balanced musculoskeletal system, in everyday life, helps prevent abnormal movement patterns that can lead to chronic injuries, even in nonathletes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

He wore a pith helmet that had been painted to match the balloon’s bright patchwork of colors and patterns, with a small, brave flag flying on top.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

In the urban-focused section, the handles of purses or luggage are adhered to sections of the work patterned like brick and embedded with small windows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Chunky platform sandals, fitted baby tees, butterfly clips on perfectly crimped hair, brightly patterned skirts and tons of sparkles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Movie theaters with patterned carpeting have been deemed liminal, as have fast-food restaurants, parking garages and malls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Filled with eccentric decorative touches that mirrored Simmons’ vibrant public persona, the property features everything from staircase cherubs and boldly patterned wallpaper to curved French doors, terraced gardens, and a key-shaped swimming pool.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

When they walked into Ugwu’s room, he pointed to the ceiling, patterned black and white.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"I've been fascinated for a long time by the camouflage and disruptive patterning of moth wings," she added.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

One of the best known examples of organized patterning is the Voronoi diagram, a geometric system that divides space into separate regions around central points.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

The shrewd design’s geometric patterning reverberates against the trailblazing Bauhaus tapestries of Anni Albers, as much as those of Gutiérrez’s Oaxacan ancestors, for a work that travels through time and space.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2024

"The visual cortex itself changes. It becomes more similar to the areas around it. There are still a lot of questions about how development controls this patterning."

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2024

Some of the cheongsams even had Western-influenced polka-dot or plaid patterning.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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