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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
  • Inside the retro-futuristic Discoveryland area of Disneyland Paris, a full-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter sits on a silver and blue platform which looks like it has been weathered and stained from battles.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Doing some research on other things my car needs (truly the theme for this week) and decide a seat cover would be good, since it’s been stained a bit with annoying food spills.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This golden bouquet, which comes in a speckled brown ceramic pot, adds moody vibes and a pop of fall-friendly color, to the countertops, table, or coffee table.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On the platform, around the clock, the racket of metal bore pipes and machinery, the drilling grime and the speckled mud mingled with the quieter, cleaner work of scientists in trailers converted to pristine labs and processing posts.
    Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Riki felt intimidated at the mere mention of a neighborhood like Ebisu, and her friend showed up that day looking especially elegant, her hair dyed a stylish reddish-brown, dazzling everyone around her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Purvis described a new finishing process that mimics the look of garment dyed denim without high minimums.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Across the valley sat a two-story barn where caramel-colored and chestnut-spotted horses plus a storybook white one were lined up along the wooden fence.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To see those brown eyes, long brown hair, and those freckles sprinkled across her nose.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The clinical nature of the autopsy report is stark against the remnants of Pauline’s humanity, sprinkled throughout the 11 pages.
    Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But the extent to which Devastating — whose owner is Kenneth Chee, a longtime pyrotechnics operator with a checkered past — or Cutright’s company BlackStar bear responsibility for the explosion remains unclear.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • His character, Mooney, wears checkered shirts and brown corduroy and drives a gold ’64 Chevy Nova.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While there is no ocean view, the rolling hills dotted with flora are beautiful.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Along Spain’s northern coast lies a path dotted with small villages and undisturbed landscapes.
    Hayley Domin, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Blotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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