birthmark

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Recent Examples of birthmark The main features include a red birthmark, ranging in color from pink to reddish-purple, atypical vein or lymphatic development, and overgrowth of tissues and bones. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024 Williams has short, black hair, a birthmark on his throat and skin pigmentation on his hands and legs, police said in their incident report. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 Shy, introverted and hiding a genetic facial birthmark, Wei is shunned by her social butterfly cousin Angela (Jess Hong) and her glamorous friends. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024 Arnau, a park ranger finds the corpse of a woman who has the same unusual birthmark he and his daughter share. John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for birthmark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthmark
Noun
  • Once she's done, the video cuts to a pic of child Billie staring down the camera with the cutest smattering of freckles across her face.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Now, that’s nearly gone, showing only a ghostly impression against the freckles on his skin.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Phelps is eventually revealed to be the IMF mole and dies while trying to flee (for good, this time).
    EW.com, EW.com, 24 May 2025
  • But in November 2024, a nurse friend shared her concerns about the mole, prompting the 46-year-old mom of one to see her doctor about the mark on her skin.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • This fungal disease causes yellow blotches on pumpkins, tomato leaves, squash and cucumbers.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The butterflies themselves are nearly gone, but the ink has left three blotches down her arm.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The skin’s appearance after a flare can also differ, with those with dark skin often experiencing more hyperpigmentation (dark patches) and hypopigmentation (light splotches) than those with fair skin.
    Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Shards of glass and splotches of blood were found nearby.
    Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There's a fascinating set of new patches Chinese officials released for a series of launches with top-secret satellites over the last two months, Ars reports.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
  • This signals the end of a seriously rough patch for KTM, which was on the brink of collapse for a while.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 May 2025

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“Birthmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthmark. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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