birthmarks

Definition of birthmarksnext
plural of birthmark

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • In a twist, the money was never in the hands of the moles and was instead taken to the police as part of an elaborate plan by LT to plant false information and figure out who the snitch in the group was.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Take steps to discourage and rid your garden of moles, voles and other rodent pests.
    Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • These blotches are fairly plant friendly and produce what is known as algal leaf spot.
    Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The sun’s activity rises and falls over an 11-year cycle that is measured by the number of sunspots, dark splotches that dot our star’s surface and that are associated with magnetic storms.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025
  • 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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“Birthmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthmarks. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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