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
The water-marbling paint set is suitable for kids of all ages and adults.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s a nice mix of experience and youth marbled through the lineup, with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers leading the offence.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
American bacon is typically a much fattier cut of meat due to lots of marbling, notes Shore.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s a nice mix of experience and youth marbled through the lineup, with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers leading the offence.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
American bacon is typically a much fattier cut of meat due to lots of marbling, notes Shore.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marble
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Remove from the heat and sprinkle the gelatin over the top and let stand for about 5 minutes.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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It’s topped with various treats like toffee pieces, caramel popcorn, and golden star sprinkles.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
3 June 2025
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Starting from the broad goal of providing more shade, the process expanded in 2021 and eventually resulted in the planters that now dot the streets.—
Thomas E. Weber,
Time,
6 June 2025
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There were missions that felt like a rally racing mini-game, asking me to navigate between timer-extending rings dotting barren desert ruins.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Outside, people were returning from the aid hub, mostly empty-handed, while empty flour bags stained with blood lay on the ground.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The doors to several apartments on the first floor remained stained with the victims’ bloody handprints Saturday.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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McCollum relayed the report to then-Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson, who peppered him.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The water is fed by 72-degree springs, so if your lungs are up for it, pepper the relaxation under the sun with some underwater forays.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Many of these applications were presented at Denim Première Vision including wool denim blends dyed with natural indigo and others printed by flowers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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Related vertical video Fountain dyed ‘blood red’ as activists demand Gaza ceasefire A two-month ceasefire in Gaza that began in late January collapsed on March 18 as Israel renewed its bombardment.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The unreleased feature has been spotted in a beta version of Android 16 Tired of super-bright HDR videos and photos popping up in your social feeds?—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The over-all effect is like watching a movie that’s supposed to be set in the nineties and spotting a Tesla in the background.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Servers dropped a plantain bread course, a warm loaf flecked with sea salt and crispy at the edges.—
Caroline Hatchett,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2025
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Picture palm trees and lush river valleys, wild chickens whose feathers are flecked with turquoise.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marble. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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