pockmarked

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Recent Examples of pockmarked The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon. Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026 The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots. Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026 Chuky’s face was pockmarked and flat-browed, with heavy, sagging eyelids that might’ve been extra-weighted by the liquor. 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
  • Cellulite is a skin condition in which fat collects in pockets under the skin and pushes up against it, making the skin's surface look lumpy or dimpled.
    Rena Goldman, Health, 28 June 2026
  • Dylan, who is dimpled and impish, with long eyelashes and a curtain of dark bangs, picked up a small container and examined it.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Its interior felt cavernous, like the inside of the school bus that my uncle drove, except bookshelves lined the interior instead of bench seats.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Who shall enter the cavernous maw of our fair stadium next?
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 27 June 2026

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“Pockmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmarked. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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