—used for a compound that is used as a filler for cracks or holes in a surface
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Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
Get up close and observe the grit of the surface—Gnoli often mixed sand into his paint—and the pigment doesn’t seem applied by a brush so much as spackled onto the canvas.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
And while the performances and the writing are still spackled with amusing barbs and observations about some of the grossest people in American life, The Audacity is missing a crucial forward momentum.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Patch a Small Wall Hole You’ve most likely been taught to repair holes in the wall by spackling them with plaster.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
But spackling together a new core out of up-transfers alongside Dillon Hunter, the source of the team’s only returning starts from last year, seems destined for some growing pains.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Here, the designers share their genius plate-wall-hanging hack that promises a perfect installation on the first try, no tears (or spackling over errant nail holes) required.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Entering Thursday night, the Chiefs certainly had done enough replenishing and spackling of their roster through free agency to be able to operate with a free hand in the 2025 NFL Draft.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
When Marvel is able to spackle over storytelling flaws with spectacle, those flaws are easier to ignore, but like Echo, Ironheart is marred by what appears to be a markedly lower budget than its peers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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The one that got me is not the strawberries themselves, but the fact that Megan spackled the front of her roll cake in almost like a little modesty garment.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
Get up close and observe the grit of the surface—Gnoli often mixed sand into his paint—and the pigment doesn’t seem applied by a brush so much as spackled onto the canvas.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
And while the performances and the writing are still spackled with amusing barbs and observations about some of the grossest people in American life, The Audacity is missing a crucial forward momentum.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Patch a Small Wall Hole You’ve most likely been taught to repair holes in the wall by spackling them with plaster.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
But spackling together a new core out of up-transfers alongside Dillon Hunter, the source of the team’s only returning starts from last year, seems destined for some growing pains.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Here, the designers share their genius plate-wall-hanging hack that promises a perfect installation on the first try, no tears (or spackling over errant nail holes) required.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Entering Thursday night, the Chiefs certainly had done enough replenishing and spackling of their roster through free agency to be able to operate with a free hand in the 2025 NFL Draft.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
When Marvel is able to spackle over storytelling flaws with spectacle, those flaws are easier to ignore, but like Echo, Ironheart is marred by what appears to be a markedly lower budget than its peers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Spackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spackle. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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