as in colored
having blotches of two or more colors
a marbled chocolate and vanilla cake
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as in sprinkled
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 marbled
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Fish do not exist in the pools, but rare marbled and spotted salamanders somehow find their way to the water to breed each year, experts say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The result is a marbled looking cake sure to impress your family.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Fish do not exist in the pools, but rare marbled and spotted salamanders somehow find their way to the water to breed each year, experts say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
McQueen’s work asks us to confront the ways that awe at beauty can be marbled with disgust.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Ravn’s prose is striking too, richly marbled with quotation and detail pulled from primary source letters and court documents.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marbled
Adjective
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People gathered at Navy Pier on Saturday to celebrate the Hindu spring tradition of Holi, also known as the festival of colors, with music, dance, and by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder.—
Chris Sweda,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Sorting blocks into different colored buckets.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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From March to May, the hiking trails are sprinkled with vibrant yellow desert marigolds, deep purple lupines, and bright red and orange Indian paintbrush blooms, among other varieties.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Smoked Arctic char from neighboring Labrador came next, layered on thick slices of brown bread and sprinkled with citrusy larch shoots.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The latter is popular with professionals for its colorful adjuster shades—liquid pigments in unnatural colors that can alter the tone of your base.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
11 Mar. 2026
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As a twist on a traditional ambrosia salad, this colorful punch brings in all the same flavors with orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut water, and maraschino cherries, plus more citrus and mint to garnish.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The city is surrounded by rolling hills that turn a vivid green in spring and are dotted with incredible wineries that offer sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The idea seemed natural to me — much of my younger days were spent developing a family art retreat in southern Colorado, a 115-acre expanse dotted with my dad’s sculptures and DIY cabin builds nestled throughout arroyos and piñon pines.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ohio quarantined for spotted lanternfly.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Feb. 2026
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The spotted lanternfly, the emerald ash borer and other invasive insects whose numbers have jumped in recent years also shouldn’t be affected by the cold snap, said Cynthia Kwolek, an environmental scientist with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Worn Clothing Do not fill your dresser drawers with garments that have seen better days to the point that they're torn or stained.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Set in a landscape stained by red clay and bad blood, villainy is commonplace.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The whole rug needs to get wet or colors in the fiber could migrate and result in a blotched look.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.—
Howard Garrett,
Dallas News,
16 Aug. 2021
Verb
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Locked in a safe on her desk at Boston University’s Institute for Astrophysical Research is a shard of meteorite flecked with material older than the sun.—
James Dinneen,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Mar. 2026
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Her sky-blue eyes, flecked with silver and hazel, narrow slightly, then relax.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Marbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marbled. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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