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Recent Examples of birthmark
Dodd recounted the earliest moments of her unease when her husband noted the birthmarks.
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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
Common birthmarks, such as strawberry marks and port wine stains, are usually harmless.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 9 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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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
Common birthmarks, such as strawberry marks and port wine stains, are usually harmless.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 9 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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Bieber’s finishing touches involve emphasizing her natural freckles with Tarte’s viral freckle stamp, just before subtly defining her lips.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 July 2025
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But our favorite element of her look was the most subtle one: her freckles.—
Vicky Vera,
Glamour,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The mezcal is rich and robust on the palate, showcasing flavors of dark chocolate, roasted spices, and a gentle, sweet chili heat reminiscent of mole.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Allen said earlier studies suggest each flash produces about 250 moles of nitrogen oxides.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The baby was purple-gray-colored, in blotches; wet, smeared in blood and what looked like whitish wax.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
Noun
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In certain places the canopy of tree crowns was so dense that only splotches of sunlight could penetrate it, and the understory of vegetation was negligible.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
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Pasty, light-brown skin spotted with splotches of darker brown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Say goodbye to bare patches and thin grass.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Based on the 2023 video game, an unnamed protagonist (Kazunari Ninomiya) gets trapped in an endlessly repeating patch of a subway station hallway, only able to get closer to an exit by identifying bizarre and incongruent aberrations in his environment.—
William Earl,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Birthmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthmark. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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