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as in fleck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
a dog with a single small blotch of black
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as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
that cell tower is another blotch on the landscape
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Recent Examples of blotch
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Soon, red blotches were sprouting on his skin.
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Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
Special To The Oregonian,
OregonLive.com,
5 May 2018
Inside the box there's a pile of mint-green paint chips, blotched with brown stains and cracked like a dehydrated lake bed.
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Maya Dukmasova,
Chicago Reader,
24 Oct. 2017
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Noun
Their bodies vary in color from light to dark gray, have rows of black or charcoal blotches running along them and have a reddish-brown stripe running down the middle of their backs.
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Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Soon, red blotches were sprouting on his skin.
—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
Verb
The friend spotted a big male Chinook — its fins torn, its back blotched with the fungus of decay.
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Special To The Oregonian,
OregonLive.com,
5 May 2018
Inside the box there's a pile of mint-green paint chips, blotched with brown stains and cracked like a dehydrated lake bed.
—
Maya Dukmasova,
Chicago Reader,
24 Oct. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotch
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But flecks of green were visible throughout the stadium as Algeria fans made their presence known as well.
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There are also flecks of red embedded throughout the pattern.
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Equipped with onboard sensors, ANYmal scans equipment for structural defects, overheating, and gas leaks without human supervision.
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Federal bridge inspections – rooted in National Bridge Inspection Standards mandated by Congress in 1968 – exist because past failures showed that small defects can threaten large structures.
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Security cameras dotted the property, and a guard called out to visitors who strayed too close.
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The landscape is dotted with lighthouses, and climbing one feels like a rite of passage.
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Flash frames, scratches and specks of dust pop up randomly on the screen.
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Last night, England played its first game of the tournament—a rematch against Croatia, in Dallas—and the defensive prowess was a speck on the horizon; both sides scored twice in a breathless first half.
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But for Johnny, the scar is a source of pride.
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Now Reid, dressed in black with his chest partially exposed beneath an open jacket revealing a scar, stepped on stage and into the role of Lestat in front of the audience.
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There are more than 70 hits sprinkled like glitter across this tale of a pair of lovers and a cast of performers at the Moulin Rouge cabaret club.
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Custom Paul Smith deck chairs are positioned on the waterfront, a collection of board games offers a respite from the sun, and other witty, Paul Smith touches are sprinkled throughout the property.
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Fans are still aghast that Destiny 2 has reached the end of service, with the game not just wrapping up its content updates but also any level of support, with no more balance patches or even hotfixes to come, aside from one or two urgent ones.
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At the time, certain teams wore BLM patches and stenciled the BLM logo onto the pitcher’s mounds.
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Raphina signaled for Brazil's medical team to take a look at him at the 39-minute-mark and was substituted off in favor of Rayan quickly.
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Now, Perez sits just five homers shy of breaking Brett’s all-time franchise mark for home runs as a Royal.
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“Blotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotch. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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