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blotted

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verb

past tense of blot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotted
Adjective
  • Scientists accidentally invented seabird toilet TV Two Japanese scientists just wanted to study how streaked shearwaters run on water to take flight.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
    Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Worn Plastic Containers Are your plastic containers stained, smelly, cracked, half-melted, or turning rough like sandpaper?
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The costume, which has made waves online, features Fox in a pink suit stained with fake blood, meant to resemble the former first lady shortly after the assassination of her husband.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • From brown granite to speckled composite stone, there have been more than a few countertop looks that were overdone in the past decade.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The design of the Grosche Milano Stone stovetop espresso maker, a speckled stone that looks like the bottom of a creek, gives your stovetop coffee maker a contemporary look that’s suited for a modern kitchen.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The chunky throw is made from faux fur and hand-dyed, so no two blankets are identical.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Along with three-foot-long sandwiches, loaves of fuschia-pink baguettes dyed with beets and studded with cranberries, or surprisingly green pistachio and white chocolate loaves are displayed in shop windows.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • During this time, monarchs cluster together in packed colonies for warmth—in a good year, thousands of monarchs might rest on a single tree, creating a kaleidoscope of brilliantly colored wings.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Remember, a hard freeze will still damage them, turning them mushy and off-colored.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Flannel patterns can include solid colors, checkered prints, stripes, argyle and anything in between.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This easy fall welcome sign requires just a small chalkboard, a little paint, and a pretty checkered ribbon.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other Latin artists are sprinkled throughout the categories.
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The initial run of shows sprinkled 12 dates over the course of May 2026, kicking off May 6 and running through May 30.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • On a recent fall trip, magenta beautyberries dotted the curvy road, sultry summer temperatures had cooled ever so slightly, and amber and gold tinged the towering sweetgums throughout Torreya State Park.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Yellow evidence markers dotted the ground and what appeared to be clothing laid on the pavement.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Blotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotted. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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