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Recent Examples of pockmarked
Chuky’s face was pockmarked and flat-browed, with heavy, sagging eyelids that might’ve been extra-weighted by the liquor.
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Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks later, Putin was upstaged by Zelensky, who posted a video of a visit to Kupiansk, wearing body armor and standing in front of a pockmarked – and very geolocatable – sign.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Debris covers the muddy, pockmarked road, geolocated by NBC News to southern Pokrovsk — the city where fierce battles are taking place amid Russia's push to advance deeper into eastern Ukraine.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
BepiColumbo conducted a close flyby of Mercury in January, taking some spectacular images of its pockmarked surface.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Within a year, Forest had been relegated and Clough — visibly unwell, face reddened and pockmarked — had been ushered into retirement, aged 58.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks later, Putin was upstaged by Zelensky, who posted a video of a visit to Kupiansk, wearing body armor and standing in front of a pockmarked – and very geolocatable – sign.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Debris covers the muddy, pockmarked road, geolocated by NBC News to southern Pokrovsk — the city where fierce battles are taking place amid Russia's push to advance deeper into eastern Ukraine.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
BepiColumbo conducted a close flyby of Mercury in January, taking some spectacular images of its pockmarked surface.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Within a year, Forest had been relegated and Clough — visibly unwell, face reddened and pockmarked — had been ushered into retirement, aged 58.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockmarked
Adjective
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The hill sits off a dirt road and takes a bit of trudging up before the dimpled geodes start appearing in earnest.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2025
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The fabrics utilize the same aerodynamic principles as a golf ball, whose dimpled surface causes a ball to fly further by using turbulence to reduce drag.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Navajo National Monument, Betatakin Tucked inside a cavernous arch, the ancient village of Betatakin is completely sheltered by the overhanging canyon wall.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Welcome to the new home of the University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute of Texan Cultures, a leaner, livelier version of the cavernous museum that called HemisFair home for more than 50 years.—
René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Pockmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmarked. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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