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The mature trees rise around him like columns then vault together into a tessellated canopy, creating a space so resonant that even a tiny wren seems to be wielding a trumpet.—Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025 The brilliant fruits of tessellated talents at opposite sides of the world.—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 When a current was applied, these were capable of presenting in black, white, or shades thereof, allowing for tessellated animations.—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024 That geography is part of why the actual Biosphere 2 building looks so striking: Two ziggurats made of tessellated glass triangles are connected by a long, glass rectangular structure.—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 July 2023 The panels featured tessellated shapes, abstract figurative drawings, and his famous love symbol.—Curbed, 24 Mar. 2023 The Cambro Tray Set comes with a small black tray and a larger tessellated gray tray.—John Thompson, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023 Red, white and black stones make up the tessellated floor.—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2022