A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
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Across tens of thousands of tissue images, the researchers repeatedly encountered the same pearled appearance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The discovery echoes others: Watanabe had noticed similar pearled axons in roundworms in 2013 but didn’t investigate further, and Burkhardt recently saw them in comb jellies.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
I got more crystals that I could attach to the pearled bib.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
I used pearled farro for its milder flavor and quicker cook time, but you could use whole-grain farro if you’d like, you’d just need to precook it about halfway before using it here.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022
One night when I had finished reading, Gertrude gave me some trinkets—a pearled comb for my hair and a small looking glass with a crack.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
