as in to dot
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
the baker freckled the frosting with flakes of coconut
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Recent Examples of freckle
Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Fake but seriously lifelike clusters of plants and patches of moss freckle the room’s landscape.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Her cheeks are covered with light freckles that intensify down her neck and into the collar of her uniform.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The profiteroles, drizzled with warm, rich, dark chocolate, are like little elegant ice cream sandwiches freckled with powdered sugar.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Fake but seriously lifelike clusters of plants and patches of moss freckle the room’s landscape.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Noun
Built like a two-by-four with acne scars, freckles and a pencil mustache, Marty Mauser is simultaneously blessed and cursed with absurd quantities of unearned self-confidence.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Her cheeks are covered with light freckles that intensify down her neck and into the collar of her uniform.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freckle
Verb
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The surface, dynamic and shimmering in its movement, is dotted with small pill packets and fake eyelashes fastened into place—static objects disrupting the fluid’s momentum.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Outside the resorts, visitors can enjoy hiking and snowshoeing along scenic trails at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, skiing in nearby Jiminy Peak, or exploring Lenox's quaint downtown dotted with independent shops and restaurants.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The fun of The Mole is in putting yourself in the contestants' shoes; like them (well, all but one of them), the audience is not informed of who the mole actually is until the very end.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Following season 2's dramatic ending, which unveiled part of a plot to steal the presidency, Basso agrees to be Catherine's mole.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Brush top of crust with egg, then sprinkle remaining ⅓ cup sliced almonds over in a thin layer.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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For powder, dampen the fabric and then sprinkle powder on each stain.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Arnau, a park ranger, finds the corpse of a woman who shares the same unusual birthmark as him and his daughter.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a longtime One Direction fan reveals their staggering familiarity with Horan — down to the placement of his birthmarks.—
Briana Edwards,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His house in Minneapolis sits between two neighborhoods stained by bloodshed where Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti were killed by federal immigration officers during a surge of immigration enforcement that has ignited outrage and protests across the country.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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The shrine is Canton is demeaned and the Class of ‘26 stained.—
Greg Cote
February 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the proper equipment, AR4366 will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun's equator.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Both ends of the bridge have signs listing its height limit, and various other warning signs pepper the road leading up to the historic structure.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The authors pepper their series with real people such as mathematician Bertrand Russell and poet Ezra Pound.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Deer print nails give classic polka dots a more rustic, fanciful feel as the precise dots are replaced with freehand splotches.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
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To the north, a dark-blue splotch around the Great Lakes—extreme-cold warning.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Freckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freckle. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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