as in scar
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building
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Recent Examples of pockmark
Granted, Miller was 33 in his first Buffalo season, but that six-year, $120 million transaction has been an organizational pockmark.
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Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Romano posted that alongside a photo of her with a pockmark in her cheek just below an eye, adding that bullet fragments lodged behind her eye and in her forehead were too risky to remove.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
Taylor did fumble on his final carry, a pockmark on an otherwise solid day, but Indianapolis stuck to the run despite the early struggles, and eventually overpowered a hapless Houston front.
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Joel A. Erickson,
The Indianapolis Star,
6 Dec. 2021
Worthy’s fumble was the lone pockmark on an otherwise pristine day.
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Nick Moyle,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Oct. 2021
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Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Romano posted that alongside a photo of her with a pockmark in her cheek just below an eye, adding that bullet fragments lodged behind her eye and in her forehead were too risky to remove.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
Taylor did fumble on his final carry, a pockmark on an otherwise solid day, but Indianapolis stuck to the run despite the early struggles, and eventually overpowered a hapless Houston front.
—
Joel A. Erickson,
The Indianapolis Star,
6 Dec. 2021
Worthy’s fumble was the lone pockmark on an otherwise pristine day.
—
Nick Moyle,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockmark
Noun
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South Africa on Tuesday faces a major test for a state already stretched and carrying the scars of violence from years prior.
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An 18-year-old man with autism was repeatedly beaten and burned by his father and stepmother, resulting in his body being left covered with scars, according to investigators in North Carolina.
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Conducted at Longcheer Technology’s electronics manufacturing facility, the robots carried out tasks including tablet inspection, defect sorting, and material transport without interruption.
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Roughly one-third of congenital heart defects in children with Down syndrome resolve naturally, and many need only a minor intervention.
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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
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Pine snakes can grow up to 56 inches in length, have black, brown, and russet scales with dark blotches along their backs, and are noted for having a pointed nose, which experts believe may help with burrowing.
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Turkey’s Arda Guler, who plays for Real Madrid, scored the equalizer at the 10-minute mark and Orkun Kokcu put Turkey ahead 2-1 in the 31st minute, finishing a cross from the left.
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His dad played in the NFL Before Alex was born, his father, Antonio, had already made his mark in the NFL.
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“Pockmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmark. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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