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
Colson Thayer, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
What an impressive, vibrant, freckled chandelier for our bee friend!
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Her freckled nose scrunched, kickstarting Sam’s heart into beating again.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The freckled boy with kind eyes was wearing an orange and pink suit with a parachute flap affixed to the back of his wheelchair.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The couple later went Instagram official in April 2020 after fans recognized the Olympian’s tatted and freckled arm.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
What an impressive, vibrant, freckled chandelier for our bee friend!
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Her freckled nose scrunched, kickstarting Sam’s heart into beating again.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The freckled boy with kind eyes was wearing an orange and pink suit with a parachute flap affixed to the back of his wheelchair.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freckled
peppered
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That was apparent even in the first period, as the Canucks — a team that’s struggled enormously all season to generate looks and scoring chances — peppered their old teammate DeSmith with all manner of quality chances.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sarah’s demise happens early on in the film, but her presence is still peppered throughout via flashbacks, momentary flashes mid-scene and photographic reminders.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Freckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freckled. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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