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
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
The Patriots released kicker Justin Rohrwasser this past week, leaving another pockmark on Bill Belichick’s draft record.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
One-time pollution episodes left further pockmarks in the nation’s mussel beds.
—Marion Renault, Wired, 18 Apr. 2020
The pop-up camera gave you a front camera without any screen blemishes at all, and now OnePlus has downgraded with a pockmark in the top-left corner of the phone.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2020
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Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Oct. 2021
The Patriots released kicker Justin Rohrwasser this past week, leaving another pockmark on Bill Belichick’s draft record.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
One-time pollution episodes left further pockmarks in the nation’s mussel beds.
—Marion Renault, Wired, 18 Apr. 2020
The pop-up camera gave you a front camera without any screen blemishes at all, and now OnePlus has downgraded with a pockmark in the top-left corner of the phone.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockmark
Noun
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There were punishments, too, leaving scars and black eyes.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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There’s no scar, dry patch, stretch mark, or scratch that Bio-Oil can’t help fix.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The defect was linked to at least 54 frontal crashes and the deaths of more than a dozen people.—
Christopher DiLella,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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The coroner found no anatomical cause of death—no brain bleed, no congenital defects, no reason that an otherwise healthy boy had suddenly died.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the proper equipment, AR4366 will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun's equator.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At the 60-second mark is a quick scene of two primates with the Obamas' smiling faces imposed on them.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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But some came close to the mark.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Pockmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmark. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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