as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
the bribery scandal was a blot on his reputation
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Recent Examples of blot
Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
How To Get Pen Out Of Clothes Pet Stains
Remove any solids and blot wet areas with a paper towel.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Step 4: Air Dry Use a towel to blot very wet areas.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
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Noun
The ink blots of the past 20 years are dried all over Metal Gear Solid Delta.
—Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
How To Get Pen Out Of Clothes Pet Stains
Remove any solids and blot wet areas with a paper towel.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Use paper towels or absorbent cloths to blot up as much as possible.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Step 4: Air Dry Use a towel to blot very wet areas.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blot
Noun
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Dorai Home Dish Pad – Quick-Dry Diatomite Stone Drying Mat for Kitchen Counter Compressed diatomaceous earth will also hold onto stains, which makes sense given the fact that its job is to absorb moisture.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2025
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In footage captured during CBS Sports' broadcasts of the tournament, Bennett can be seen with a stain on his back as Scheffler carries him and chats with his wife.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Related vertical video Fountain dyed ‘blood red’ as activists demand Gaza ceasefire A two-month ceasefire in Gaza that began in late January collapsed on March 18 as Israel renewed its bombardment.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Many of these applications were presented at Denim Première Vision including wool denim blends dyed with natural indigo and others printed by flowers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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In his podcast on The Daily Wire this week, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro cited the taint of the jet deal and called on his listeners to honestly consider its implications.—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 May 2025
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Chapter 7 Delaware Bay Water that Americans rely on for drinking and irrigation under threat from taint of saltwater Between New Jersey and Delaware, the river gives way to the Delaware Bay, where the water is salty.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His guests, their faces blotched from exertion, stare upward in dismay.—
Thomas Palmer,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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Still, in the contents of this collection, some blotched with stray fingerprints or grease splatters, O’Keeffe left traces of her daily effort to maintain Abiquiu as a sanctuary.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2020
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Starting from the broad goal of providing more shade, the process expanded in 2021 and eventually resulted in the planters that now dot the streets.—
Thomas E. Weber,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Below the artwork, fresh plantings of pincushion protea flowers in a rainbow of colors dot a linear garden, brightening up a path students and teachers will walk every day.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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“Blot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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