blotchy

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Adjective
  • While diamonds account for the lion’s share of the Terre d’Instinct collection, Messika has also used colored stones for the first time.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For a dose of history and architecture, head straight to the capital, Marigot, for a photo op on Rue de La République in front of the pastel-colored 18th-century colonial buildings.
    Essence, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The whole rug needs to get wet or colors in the fiber could migrate and result in a blotched look.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.
    Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
Adjective
  • Check out a few more peelers below that are highly rated, including this colorful three-pack that came recommended by the editors at Food & Wine.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The look was topped off with colorful beaded necklaces, maroon shoes and a black clutch handbag.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Wood stained baseboards may need a gentler cleaning approach, such as Murphy’s Oil Soap, to protect the finish.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Most of the restaurant's decor is bright Coca Cola red, from stained glass lamps to old-school pinup posters, all with the Coca Cola logo.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Every inch of their spotted, streamlined bodies is designed for life on the move, carrying them across entire oceans in search of clouds of plankton and fish eggs.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An invasive planthopper native to Asia, the spotted lanternfly is thought to have entered the U.S. via egg masses on a stone shipment in 2012, according to Cornell Integrated Pest Management.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This red marbled stone feels like an homage to Paloma Elsesser's spa-like bathroom.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This marbled glass cellar, in my favorite moody mix of rust and olive, is smaller than the Bee House, but the swirly colors bring me so much joy with every lid lift and pinch.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The foliage turns a pretty mottled reddish hue in fall.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The babies, usually two or three to a family, start as small, fluffy creatures with dark, mottled spots on their heads and webbed feet much too big for their bodies.
    Monica Deeks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Drain and rinse the pinto, cannellini, kidney and black beans.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
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“Blotchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotchy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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