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striation

noun as in grain

noun as in stripe

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There are different striations of that, but can you speak about the role of those male figures in Aaron's life as they relate to his own construction of masculinity?

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Later they hiked Mosaic Canyon, where mud flows and flung stones have raised and rearranged the canyon floor, scraping and polishing walls that were always famed for their striations and markings.

The Havasupai people, for example, say the condor flew their ancestors from the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the top — its wings creating the famous striations.

The sun sank behind the ridge, and we inched the tripod around until all the striations on the rock lined up with Adams’s picture.

The mixed media works often echo the texture of sand or craters, bringing to mind sidewalks or striations.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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