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adjective

as in streaked

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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
  • People’s handkerchiefs would come away from their foreheads stained with soot.
    — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Her copy of Beginner's Yoruba became water-stained and covered in pencil marks.
    — Anya Steinberg, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of stained
Adjective
  • At least some of the time, Hawthorne really was warming the little speckled eggs from which his masterworks would hatch.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes, these genetic acrobats would jump into the middle of a purple pigment gene and interfere with its function, producing a speckled cell.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of speckled
Verb
  • The two-style collection featured the Denzel laceless derby, available in black and white garment-dyed crust leather, and the Russell Longwing offered in a black washed cordovan leather.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Each piece of cotton used in his designs is dyed individually, by hand, to produce the mottled pattern that has become his calling card.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dyed
Adjective
  • Initially built in 1866 but finished in 1871, the completion year is written in colored slate on the mansard roof.
    — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Besides the baseball cap, the suspect was wearing a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and khaki pants the night of the attack, cops said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of colored
Verb
  • There is just enough wry humor—think Shaun of the Dead—sprinkled throughout to keep things from getting too grim, often deriving from Bryan’s cluelessness and general lack of skills.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Sheets of nori are coated with tempura batter and sprinkled with a togarashi-ish spice blend.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 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 hotel has a dedicated strip of beach, dotted with complimentary beach chairs and oversized umbrellas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The knee-high silhouette featured high-shine metallic pink uppers that transitioned into thick straps dotted with silver grommet detailing throughout.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of dotted
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“Blotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotted. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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