as in sprinkles
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
the baker freckled the frosting with flakes of coconut
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In honor of the Niners’ 80th season, the video takes us on a house tour through the decades that sprinkles their opponents’ objects in each room.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
15 May 2026 -
Pastry chef Sahar Shomali, Kouzeh’s owner, sprinkles her version with black and white sesame seeds, cumin and fresh dill.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Prepare to be dazzled from Warsaw’s highest viewing terrace atop Varso Tower, which proudly dots the skyline, before eating your way through the innovative food halls that define the coolest neighborhoods.—
Kasia Dietz,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Japanese linens top the bed, and designer furniture dots the living space.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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Six moles are served throughout the night, including for dessert.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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There are a few possibilities for non-gopher holes, including the Norway rat, voles, moles, rabbits, ground squirrels and snakes, which don’t dig their own underground burrows but take over old tunnels and improve upon them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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What Sacks doesn’t get is that by financing and diplomatically supporting Israel, our country makes the crimes of the Israeli government possible, which stains America’s reputation in the world and drains our Treasury.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Soon, red blotches were sprouting on his skin.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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These grow to form blotches that have lighter and darker zones appearing as irregular concentric rings that grow throughout the season until the entire leaf turns black and dies.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The glittery flecks catch the sun just-so, adding up to a low-key statement swimsuit.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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With toasted pastry flecks in a buttercream, chocolate ganache, and real pastry cream, this recipe does the pastry justice.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Its flowers are huge and orange, marked or mottled with maroon splotches.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The resulting mess of colors and splotches would be impossible to put back together, even using a quantum computer, according to the research.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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Eats Beat columnist Bud Kennedy covered a busy month of Fort Worth-area restaurant news in May, from beloved institutions closing to fresh brunch spots opening.—
Ryan J. Rusak,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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Illinois lawmakers voted to legalize sports betting, allowing a Chicago casino, slot machines at both city airports, casinos in the south suburbs, Waukegan, Rockford, Danville and Williamson County, slot machines at horse racing tracks and spots betting at casinos and tracks.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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“Freckles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freckles. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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