: the lightening (as by chemicals) of a few long strands of hair to produce a streaked effect
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Dort showed why during the key sequence, knocking the ball away from Doncic near midcourt, diving to collect the ball before quickly finding a streaking Joe, who fed it up to Jalen Williams for a dunk.
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Staff and Wire Report, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
Saturday’s lightweight bout features a streaking Gaethje, who is coming off a KO of Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 291 last summer, against Holloway, who has fought at lightweight just once in his UFC career.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
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Staff and Wire Report, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
Saturday’s lightweight bout features a streaking Gaethje, who is coming off a KO of Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 291 last summer, against Holloway, who has fought at lightweight just once in his UFC career.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Streaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaking. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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