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
Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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
Grace McCarty, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
The temporary faux freckles last up to 72 hours and can be easily removed with micellar water or makeup wipes.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
More than 800 Wetherspoon chain pubs freckle the country — from The Muckle Cross in Scotland to The Tremenheere in Cornwall.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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
Noun
Meredith Duxbury: The foundation technique really stemmed from me not liking my freckles.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
The temporary faux freckles last up to 72 hours and can be easily removed with micellar water or makeup wipes.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freckle
Verb
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By mid-morning on the middle day of track action at Formula One’s 2025 United States Grand Prix, the hillside was dotted with chairs.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Generations of Colma families still serving the dead The sun rose over the nearby San Bruno Mountains on a recent day, lighting misty cemeteries dotted with cedar and palm trees.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rabbits, moles, and voles can significantly damage young fruit trees in winter.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
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Security researchers routinely discover new prompt injection attacks, which AI developers have to continuously try to fix with updates, leading to a constant game of whack-a-mole.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Others, like Havaizinho, were sprinkled with rustic beach huts selling sugarcane juice and beer, along with vendors renting umbrellas and chairs.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their twist on candy cane ice cream is refreshing, a little punchy, and sprinkled with peppermint candy for a little festive flair.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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Drone footage shows eight officers approach a motionless Green who appeared slumped over with a large pool of blood staining the driveway.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Foods like coffee, red wine, fruit and vegetable juices, grease and oils, tea, tomato sauce, and spices like turmeric and curry can stain, as well as ink, markers, and some cleaning chemicals.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Photos show the Maratus australis spider, which has an intricate pattern of blue and brown blotches edged with bright teal and red-orange stripes.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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The one blemish — or ugly blotch — was that crushing 7-2 Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain last week.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Enjoy it raw or lightly steamed with olive oil, salt, and pepper for the most nutrients and best flavor.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, analysts will likely pepper management with questions about oral GLP-1 orforglipron, a potential driver of growth next year and beyond.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Satellite photos of New Carlisle, Indiana, show greenish splotches of farmland transformed into unmistakable industrial parks in less than a year’s time.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Those orange splotches on the canister surface?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Freckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freckle. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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