birthmarks

plural of birthmark

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthmarks
Noun
  • Let your grass grow too tall before winter, and voles, moles, and other rodents may move in.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • His boss seems unusually chill with the deception, mostly because this lad might be helpful for sniffing out other moles and double agents in their field.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The belly is tan or gray with dark blotches.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The velvety-soft powder features mica and silica to give it a silky, soft-focus finish, so streaks and splotches are near impossible.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Birthmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthmarks. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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