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verb

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Recent Examples of blotch
Noun
Overall, the geckos have pale brown bodies with several darker brown bands and lighter white blotches. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025 Brighter yellow and golden blotches run along its forehead, sides and lower back. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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 As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia’s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle. Lauren Young, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2017 See All Example Sentences for blotch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotch
Noun
  • For me, there’s nothing more disappointing in a carrot cake than one that is light-colored and airy like, well, cake with flecks of carrots in it.
    Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, because of the wet look the pair have struck on, her color looks darker, too—interspersed with golden flecks and darker, acorn tones.
    Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Doctors later discovered that Figari’s stroke was caused by a previously undetected congenital heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), in which a hole between the left and right chambers of the heart is left open as opposed to closing after birth, according to Penn Medicine.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • With the help of this technology, defects were significantly reduced.
    Michael Amori, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With cranes dotting the skyline and modern buildings materializing everywhere, one uniquely sweet reminder of a simpler Boise remains downtown.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The Scribe's notebook tool features 18 different page templates, such as lined, graph, and dotted paper, along with weekly planners and musical tablature.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With five stores and a small online presence, Whim is just a speck in the vast retail universe.
    Ken Belson, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Having very high levels of fluoride can result in some erosion of tooth enamel, which can predispose people to tooth staining and can cause little white specks on the teeth, says Oller.
    Sherri Gordon, CLC, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But amid the fanfare of parades, fireworks and airshows, a long-standing debate over what to call the holiday continues, a subtle acknowledgment of the lingering scars of a contentious war.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Damn right, he’s got the blues… and the scars to show for it.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Rosemary bonded with Kennedy’s larger-than-life second wife, Eleanora, who was almost a decade younger than Rosemary, but acted as her fairy godmother, sprinkling money and sisterly advice.
    Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Rainbow and trans flags could be seen sprinkled throughout the crowd, along with a dozen or so Moms for Liberty shirts.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her flare-ups have left behind patches of hyperpigmentation where her skin is noticeably darker and ashy.
    Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, these strips can also act as a pimple patch for your nose, treating whiteheads and blackheads simultaneously.
    Daley Quinn, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Traveling north along the coast, a single dot marks a 1903 hurricane in southern New Jersey.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Daily moisturizing and sunscreen Both dermatologists encourage moisturizing to help restore the skin’s lipid barrier and applying sunscreen daily to prevent the dark marks from intensifying.
    Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Blotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotch. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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