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adjective

as in streaked

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blotted

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verb

past tense of blot
as in stained

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotted
  1. streaked
  2. stained
  3. speckled
  4. dyed
  5. colored
  6. sprinkled
  7. checkered
  8. dotted
Adjective
  • Lasagna, pot roasts, and casseroles can become rather enthusiastic while cooking, and if not tended to regularly, your oven glass could become streaked and stained.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
  • Varieties with streaked blooms or those spotted with darker colors add interest to arrangements.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of streaked
Verb
  • Donning a pink skirt suit and matching pillbox hat stained with fake blood, Fox stepped out as the former First Lady during an event for Urban Decay.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The sculptures were frequently stained with graphite or chalk dust, whose force of presence was comparable to that of cliff or cave, capable of stunning the viewer into silence.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of stained
Adjective
  • The large blooms feature pink and white speckled throats and are highly attractive to hummingbirds.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Smith hung an oversized Nelson Angled Sphere Bubble Pendant above a custom teak bed with a speckled bouclé headboard and a drapey saffron velvet coverlet for a tranquil effect.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of speckled
Verb
  • Only the lengthwise, or warp, yarns are dyed, while the crosswise, or weft, yarns remain undyed, giving denim its characteristic blue face and lighter underside.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • When my mom was younger, the studio dyed her hair blonde, and my daughter is blonde.
    — Gustavo Egusquiza, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dyed
Adjective
  • The nearly 10-foot-tall image of Jesus suspended from the cross was shattered into hundreds of colored pieces, which scattered on the ground inside as well as outside the building.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Black cat bias is a very real phenomenon where cats with black coats are viewed more negatively, adopted less often, and euthanized more than lighter colored cats, according to the American Animal Hospital Association.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of colored
Verb
  • One late-October morning, in a large prep space hidden from view of the dining room, Hope the Mission senior director of food services Jason Moniz sprinkled salt onto oversized peanut butter cookies.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • With its tender texture, it can be used as a base for salads, added to pasta, sprinkled over top of a pizza, or turned into pesto.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of sprinkled
Adjective
  • These Pizza Hut classic locations include red roofs, checkered tablecloths, vinyl booths, arcade games and Tiffany-style lamps.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The colorful fixtures became one of the chain’s most recognizable design elements alongside the red roof, vinyl booths, red cups and checkered tablecloths.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of checkered
Verb
  • The mountains around him are dotted with argan, carob, and olive trees as well as tufts of thyme and cypress.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The final stop on the circuit is Karaman-Ata, where a seven-hectare necropolis stretches across a low, open plot of desert dotted with funerary monuments, some more than 1,000 years old.
    — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of dotted
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