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as in speck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
flooring tile that is brown with flecks of white
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as in particle
a very small piece
wiped a fleck of cookie off his jacket
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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface
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Recent Examples of fleck
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Let the final dessert be your guide: If vanilla is the dominant flavor and if those signature flecks will enhance its beauty, splurge for the bean (or buy vanilla paste as a compromise).
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 July 2025
Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
It was flecked with the nuts of the region—black walnuts, pecans, or English walnuts.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
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Noun
Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Let the final dessert be your guide: If vanilla is the dominant flavor and if those signature flecks will enhance its beauty, splurge for the bean (or buy vanilla paste as a compromise).
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 July 2025
Verb
The changing menu can feature noodles floating in a creamy peanut broth, garnished with cilantro and cucumber, all flecked with chili crisp.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
It was flecked with the nuts of the region—black walnuts, pecans, or English walnuts.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleck
Noun
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Every splash of rain, speck of dust, or pinprick of light could mar the negative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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On our table are a plate of thin-sliced speck, ham, and cheese, a dish with curls of homemade butter that look like tiny beehives, two pots of homemade strawberry and apricot jam, and a jar of golden honey from the farm bees.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The small, icy world is home to water-spouting geysers that spew vapor and ice particles into space – offering a tangible clue to its subsurface saltwater ocean.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Successful or not, the fact that alternatives exist at all suggests virtual particles might be useful fiction rather than physical truth.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For even more flavor, sprinkle with herbs, like parsley or cilantro, and your favorite spice.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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Spread with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle with filling, leaving 1 inch unfilled along one of the long sides.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sticky snow covered the branches, along with occasional yellow dots of llao llao, an edible fungus native to the region.—
Scott Yorko,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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But still, connecting the dots was difficult.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This handsome design can work in just about any room in your home and comes equipped with a little bit of drawer storage to discreetly hide any junk.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Maura never overdoes the feisty granny bit.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Skipping regular washes—Letting white towels sit too long between washes gives body oils, makeup, and mildew more time to settle into the fibers and stain them permanently.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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For years, the fashion industry’s color palette has come at a steep price—plastic-heavy pigments, toxic dyes and dirty processes that stain more than fabric.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dark brown blotches of varying sizes dot their sides and back.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under the hopper of a massive grain bin, roughly 50,000 pounds of ground corn slide down a chute and into the truck’s open back.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Argentina also temporarily scrapped export taxes on grains to help stabilize the peso, but China didn’t waste any time.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Fleck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleck. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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