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Recent Examples of birthmark
As the last crimson tint of the birthmark—that sole token of human imperfection—faded from her cheek, the parting breath of the now perfect woman passed into the atmosphere, and her soul, lingering a moment near her husband, took its heavenward flight.
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Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Dodd recounted the earliest moments of her unease when her husband noted the birthmarks.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
The most compelling part to me is that the woman was positioned in exactly the way that would hide each of Amy’s identifying marks: her birthmarks and tattoos (one Tasmanian Devil and a butterfly).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Strangers have confused the spots for birthmarks or bruises, even asking about her safety.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Dodd recounted the earliest moments of her unease when her husband noted the birthmarks.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
The most compelling part to me is that the woman was positioned in exactly the way that would hide each of Amy’s identifying marks: her birthmarks and tattoos (one Tasmanian Devil and a butterfly).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Strangers have confused the spots for birthmarks or bruises, even asking about her safety.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthmark
Noun
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ParaNorman was the first stop-motion film to use full-color 3D printing for faces, which means every freckle or blush of the cheeks was directly printed on the puppet’s face instead of being hand-painted.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Inside the passage, the lips of water beyond my torchlight are coal black, stippled with freckles of sediment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In addition to winning Francesca to her cause, the episode also reveals that Fringilla Vigo is also acting as Yennefer’s mole, insinuating herself with Vilgefortz while passing information back to the sorceresses.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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To keep gophers and moles out, gardeners had to put their own screens under the ground to keep them from digging up to the plants.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Photos show the Maratus australis spider, which has an intricate pattern of blue and brown blotches edged with bright teal and red-orange stripes.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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The one blemish — or ugly blotch — was that crushing 7-2 Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain last week.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Satellite photos of New Carlisle, Indiana, show greenish splotches of farmland transformed into unmistakable industrial parks in less than a year’s time.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Those orange splotches on the canister surface?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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There’s the child, now grown, who sits near the bed, pretending to read but in fact is keeping restless watch; the child’s awkwardness in front of the parent’s nakedness; the fentanyl patches, for the last stations of pain.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Make sure your computer, smartphone and web browser all have the latest security patches installed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Birthmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthmark. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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