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blotted

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verb

past tense of blot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotted
Adjective
  • Varieties with streaked blooms or those spotted with darker colors add interest to arrangements.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But these days, gray is proudly everywhere—streaked, salt-and-pepper, fully silver, or something in between—and brow pencils have finally caught up.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • My spacious room in the heritage section had stained cedar headboards with gorgeous grain, a large comfortable sofa and heather grey carpets.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Investigators also reported discovering a partial bare footprint inside the home, later finding that Oninski’s left foot was stained with what appeared to be blood.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Seven native rattlesnake species are in California, including the Mojave, Western diamondback, red diamond, Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great Basin, and the speckled rattlesnake.
    Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The casing comes in the same colors with a speckled effect made from the Volt color.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Along the Coromandel Coast, fishermen wear lungis—cotton cloths folded and tied at the waist—that are made of handwoven muslin and dyed in checks of multiple colors.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Both pieces are made with a PFD ecru base dyed gray or pink.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Last week, before the court recessed for Easter, John briefly took the stand, legs and hands shackled and dressed in a khaki-colored prison uniform.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The outfit was supposed to have matching pants, but it was reported by Sports Illustrated that Day was told by Augusta National to wear normal, solid-colored pants instead.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • His mother, 76-year-old Beth Burbank, is a longtime Quaker and came out to support the vigil, carrying a poster in hand and a checkered keffiyeh — a Middle Eastern scarf and a modern symbol of colonial resistance — around her neck.
    Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The space is full of playful contrasts—checkered wallpaper from Schumacher, a leopard-print carpet, and a whimsical Avalon rattan daybed by Serena & Lily.
    Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Baristas sprinkled shredded phyllo dough over top heaps of cold foam.
    Jenna Thompson April 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Original Glazed doughnut is dipped in blue vanilla icing, sprinkled with Oreo crunch and white nonpareils.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Most guests will stay in the 95 bungalows dotted around the grounds.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Andranik Hakobyan/Getty Images Debt pressures have been building rapidly over the last few years amid a landscape dotted by high borrowing rates, inflationary pressures and other hurdles, and those challenges have continued to accelerate over the last year, in particular.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Blotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotted. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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