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verb

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Recent Examples of blot
Noun
Instead use a gentle blotting technique to draw the stain out of the fabric. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025 For liquid spills: Use paper towels to blot up as much of the liquid spill as possible. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
Verb
Add a bit more color to the corners of the lips, then use your fingers to blot and blur the edges, as needed. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 Using a slotted spoon, transfer poached eggs to a paper-towel lined plate; blot dry. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for blot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blot
Noun
  • Adding in a few drops of dish soap to the solution can help lift the stains and water spots for spotless windows.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
  • Original price: $94.99 A Bissel Little Green cleaner tackles spills and pet stains while also removing pet hair, dander and dust from your furniture and carpets.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • As Drakeford notes, West African communities across pre-colonial Ghana, Cameroon, and beyond were dyeing fabrics and weaving plant fibers into patterned cloths and applied that knowledge to new lands.
    Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
  • Still others paid to have their dresses dyed and the hems shortened.
    Hannah Pittard, People.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Some argued that, given the presumptive unethical taint of such collections, human remains should be buried or otherwise respectfully disposed of.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • That realization tends to color behavior, and taints the findings.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • His guests, their faces blotched from exertion, stare upward in dismay.
    Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • 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
Verb
  • The cars are dotted around in a kaleidoscope of colors, a stark contrast to the gleaming white factory floor.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
  • Yachts dot the harbor of Positano, and the beach clubs are bouncing.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 July 2025

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“Blot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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