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Recent Examples of pockmarked
BepiColumbo conducted a close flyby of Mercury in January, taking some spectacular images of its pockmarked surface.
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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
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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Her legacy shines through in every quip and dimpled smile, a reminder of a star who owned every room.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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Names such as Kopke, Graham’s, Taylor’s, and Sandeman have been here for centuries, the long-standing winemakers aging ruby and tawny ports in cavernous cellars.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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As if answering an altar call, congregants in the cavernous auditorium at Prestonwood rose to their feet for an extended ovation.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Pockmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmarked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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