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blotted

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verb

past tense of blot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotted
Adjective
  • One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
    Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Suarez, the 38-year-old Uruguayan icon and one of the greatest strikers in history with more than 500 goals for club and country, has had his legacy stained by disciplinary issues.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Inside were speckled field peas and heirloom butterbeans, both products of a lifetime of growing and saving seeds within his community.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The forewings have black spots at the front, with a speckled band at the rear.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kate Middleton just seemingly dyed her hair again after she was accused of wearing a blonde wig.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For Iris Van Herpen, a more intimate meal for 30 to celebrate her exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, with a custom 52-foot tablecloth dyed to match the surrounding artworks.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The sale features the cream option for light-colored style combinations or a pop of contrast with darker clothes.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • During their first night out together, the couple ducks into a Spanish nightclub, drinking under a smear of colored lights and then dancing.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This article is specific to DraftKings with a little bit of FanDuel sprinkled in.
    Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Bone meal sprinkled around the plant and watered into the soil is a good source of phosphorus.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His character, Mooney, wears checkered shirts and brown corduroy and drives a gold ’64 Chevy Nova.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Given McCaffrey's rather checkered medical history, there has been some legitimate concern surrounding the superstar playmaker heading into 2025, but Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport sees better days in McCaffrey's future.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Pine trees are dotted around the landscape stretching right down to ground level where ice floes seem to float on the water just outside touching distance.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The large lobby-level bar is dotted with couches and an open fireplace.
    Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Blotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotted. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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