as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect
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Recent Examples of marble
The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat.
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Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Your marrow is marbled with grit.
—Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
The water-marbling paint set is suitable for kids of all ages and adults.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Your marrow is marbled with grit.
—Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
The water-marbling paint set is suitable for kids of all ages and adults.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marble
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Then sprinkle cocoa powder on the top to balance the flavors.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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Today, the cenotes sprinkled across the Yucatán Peninsula are the perfect place to cool off during the heat of the day.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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The cars are dotted around in a kaleidoscope of colors, a stark contrast to the gleaming white factory floor.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
9 July 2025
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Yachts dot the harbor of Positano, and the beach clubs are bouncing.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
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Police found items stained by blood in garbage bags in the living room closet.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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The most basic method for cleaning the toilet is to use a stiff-bristle toilet brush to physically scrub away any mineral buildup, biofilm, or staining.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 July 2025
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Amazing parks pepper the entire country, but set your sights on the west coast and Manuel Antonio National Park, with its lovely beaches, or northwest of San José for Arenal Volcano National Park, where visitors can take in the park’s namesake dormant volcano and natural hot springs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 July 2025
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In a format reminiscent of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuits, text messages — some more suggestive than others — pepper the 46-page filing from L.A. attorney Jonathan J. Delshad.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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As Drakeford notes, West African communities across pre-colonial Ghana, Cameroon, and beyond were dyeing fabrics and weaving plant fibers into patterned cloths and applied that knowledge to new lands.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Still others paid to have their dresses dyed and the hems shortened.—
Hannah Pittard,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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As Montano ran past Sawyer Elementary School, according to prosecutors, he was spotted and pursued by Vásquez Lasso.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Guests may spot Rummy greeting buccaneers from his perch along the bar.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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Wraps were—in marketing, if not always in reality—lower-calorie and lower-carb than normal sandwiches, all that pillowy, delicious bread having been replaced with a utilitarian tortilla forgery that tasted and looked virtuous, especially when it was flecked with spinach or tomato.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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The 2025 Razr is available in four new colors: Gibraltar Sea (blue), Lightest Sky (flecked white), Parfait Pink, and Spring Bud (green).—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marble. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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