as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect
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Recent Examples of marble
Dunk them into a water marbling bath, then paint the tops metallic and add a satin bow to hang them.
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Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Your marrow is marbled with grit.
—Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
The water-marbling paint set is suitable for kids of all ages and adults.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Your marrow is marbled with grit.
—Reuven Perlman, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
The water-marbling paint set is suitable for kids of all ages and adults.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marble
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After years of the NBA largely being split between linear TV networks ABC, ESPN and TNT (with some NBA TV sprinkled in), the new rights deal will be far more streaming-centric.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Raisins are also super easy to sprinkle on yogurt, cereal, and salads, and can find their way into baked goods and even savory dinner dishes like pasta.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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The large lobby-level bar is dotted with couches and an open fireplace.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unsurpringly, 50 pieces of rodent regularity dotted the floor of the dry storage shed and three rodent droppings under the Frosty machine.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Any home cleaning product can cause staining and shrinking.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Address any spills in your sink right away to reduce the opportunity for staining.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The host Colombia was peppering the Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe with shots on goal from early on.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Familiar names pepper the script, but characters’ circumstances, identities, and motivations have been significantly altered.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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For Iris Van Herpen, a more intimate meal for 30 to celebrate her exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, with a custom 52-foot tablecloth dyed to match the surrounding artworks.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Mill Creek Park Fountain was one of five fountains the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department dyed red to celebrate Red Friday.—
Chris Ochsner,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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The centerpiece of its design is a cardinal, and living in the South, many of us have watched the trees for these beloved birds as an early sign of spring each year (especially for those in Virginia spotting their state bird).—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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According to a passenger who spotted her aboard the plane, the congressional representative had ignored a friendly greeting from the economy-cabin flier.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Éclairs with glossy chocolate tops, macarons in muted pastels that feel like edible architecture, madeleines flecked with salt or spice.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Or try the takikomi gohan — a hot stone pot of crispy rice flecked with roasted mushrooms, edamame and sweet pea shoots and sauced with black garlic oil and a glossy egg yolk.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marble. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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