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streaking

noun
streak·​ing | \ ˈstrÄ“-kiÅ‹ How to pronounce streaking (audio) \

Definition of streaking

: the lightening (as by chemicals) of a few long strands of hair to produce a streaked effect

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Meanwhile, the Sailors got things going offensively behind the tenacious running of junior running back Justin McCoy, the streaking passing and scrambling of junior quarterback Cole Lavin, and the big-play receiving of Aiden Goltz. Daily Pilot, "Newport Harbor football improves to 3-0 with comeback win at Aliso Niguel," 6 Sep. 2019 Welcome to the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, our weekly stock watch of who’s streaking and who’s slumping throughout Major League Baseball. Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Dallas Keuchel Has Returned to Cy Young Form With Braves," 27 Aug. 2019 Welcome to the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, our weekly stock watch of who’s streaking and who’s slumping throughout Major League Baseball. Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Were We Wrong About the Mets?," 6 Aug. 2019 Rosen threw a pass of about 50 yards to a streaking Stills, who went up and secured a football that Howard nearly intercepted. Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com, "Josh Rosen rises to occasion in Dolphins’ game-like scrimmage, gains ground on Ryan Fitzpatrick in QB battle," 3 Aug. 2019 The Delta Aquariids will put on the strongest show, bringing about 16 meteors per hour streaking across the sky. Leada Gore | [email protected], al, "2 meteor showers peak tonight: Times, places to watch Southern Delta Aquariids, Alpha Capricornids," 29 July 2019 Welcome to the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, our weekly stock watch of who’s streaking and who’s slumping throughout Major League Baseball. Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "MLB Trade Deadline: Six Players Whose Value Is Soaring or Sinking," 16 July 2019 Welcome to the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, our weekly gauge of who’s streaking and who’s slumping throughout Major League Baseball. Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Forget Harper and Machado. Yankees Scored With Free-Agent Bet on DJ LeMahieu," 26 June 2019 The variegation is an irregular white streaking and makes quite a striking specimen. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, "Why do some garden leaves turn green, white and yellow? Foliage decoded," 14 June 2019

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First Known Use of streaking

circa 1964, in the meaning defined above

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