as in dotted
marked with spots
a tanned girl with a freckled face
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as in sprinkled
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
the baker freckled the frosting with flakes of coconut
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Recent Examples of freckled
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Peppermint Patty Peppermint Patty is a freckled redhead who has a crush on Charlie Brown.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Anna Earl, Parents, 1 June 2026
Chloroplasts visibly freckled each cell from end to end.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
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Adjective
The stranger-turned-instigator is played by a freckled Elle Fanning, who joins a core ensemble that also includes Callum Turner as her love interest — with Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, and Lukas Gage as his siblings.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Peppermint Patty Peppermint Patty is a freckled redhead who has a crush on Charlie Brown.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
This Scottish name means speckled or freckled and has become way more commonly used than its original spelling—Brice—over the decades.
—Anna Earl, Parents, 1 June 2026
Chloroplasts visibly freckled each cell from end to end.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freckled
Adjective
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Mercury’s clash with Neptune begs you to hold off on signing on the dotted line.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Cubes of French bread are drizzled with butter, generously sprinkled with Swiss and Parmesan cheeses, and soaked with a luscious custard.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Its Caffe Nico is a latte with orange juice and orange peels reduced into a syrup, then sprinkled with cinnamon.—
Jenna Thompson
June 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The telegram’s design is joyful and vivid, featuring illustrations of tiny hands tossing multi-colored hats and flowers into the air in a gesture of congratulation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The throwback elements of Rush’s show – the zigzagging colored lasers, the bursts of pyro that momentarily stunned with their booms, the gratification of watching musicians so focused on their music that running around the stage was not an option – reminded of a simpler era of concert-going.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Verb
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In another video published by B’Tselem capturing the moments after the incident, Sam’s father can be seen standing by the car, cradling his baby, whose bright yellow clothing can be seen stained with blood.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Every blue jersey will be stained with blood by the end of the match.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The speckled omnivores can weigh upwards of 10 pounds, largely thanks to a diet that regularly includes eggs, small animals, fruits, and vegetables.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
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Toad Lily Toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta) is another standout choice for the shady spots in your garden, with purple and white speckled blooms that are sure to catch eyes in late summer and fall.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Occasional white patches flecked the landscape, alkali deposits where even prairie grass and scrub cottonwood refused to grow.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Dishes of shepherd’s pie blanketed in smooth, buttery mashed potatoes flecked with cheddar cheese.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The sides may be mottled with brown blotches.—
Ken Perrotte,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Verb
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If anything, the story during the semiquincentennial casts George as more of a whole person than the tyrant depicted in the ad hominem complaints peppered throughout the Declaration of Independence.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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For the next few years Q’s tunes peppered the national airwaves, but prices remained cheap.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Freckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freckled. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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