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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
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2025
Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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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Noun
Engineers observed several more white blotches lower on Starship, where heat also leaked between tiles and burned the material underneath.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2025
Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
The friend spotted a big male Chinook — its fins torn, its back blotched with the fungus of decay.
—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
Noun
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Nice vanilla bean flecks and round, fatty flavor with only the subtlest hint of coconut.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
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And Abrams-Draine still managed to emerge with just a few flecks of soot after getting thrown in the fire last season, picking off Justin Herbert in a loss to the Chargers and establishing himself as a building block in a spot start.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The inspection program would find and repair defects mitigated before reaching a critical state.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other higher-risk groups include those with congenital heart defects or disorders, structural heart problems, or a history of coronary artery disease or heart failure.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By mid-morning on the middle day of track action at Formula One’s 2025 United States Grand Prix, the hillside was dotted with chairs.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Generations of Colma families still serving the dead The sun rose over the nearby San Bruno Mountains on a recent day, lighting misty cemeteries dotted with cedar and palm trees.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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An aerial shot of the eastern hideout captures it as a mere speck beneath an expansive tree canopy.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The tiny black specks of vanilla pack a surprisingly aromatic punch.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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The lightweight formula delivers hydration to your complexion, which is necessary for minimizing the appearance of scars and marks.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Oct. 2025
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Burn scars on old trees and historical records from early European settlers speak to Indiana forests where regular burning took place.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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First up is November’s Blizzard of the Month, a new Peppermint Bark treat that combines white and milk chocolatey layers sprinkled with peppermint candy cane pieces blended into Dairy Queen's tasty soft serve.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile sprinkle a pizza peel or another overturned baking sheet with flour or cornmeal.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Foliage lines a patch of turf and frames views of Shark Island and the Harbour Bridge across Rose Bay.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX owns other land plots in the Brownsville, Texas area in Cameron County, but apparently had no right to use this patch.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, the 40-year-old 11-time world major marathon winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was with the lead pack coming off the Queensboro bridge at around the 17-mile mark before falling off slightly.—
Bette Canter,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The 52 catches are the most ever by a UM true freshman — surpassing Ahmmon Richards’ mark of 49 set in the 2016 season — and are seven shy of tying Eddie Brown’s mark of 59 in the 1984 season for 10th all-time in Hurricanes history.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Blotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotch. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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