as in scars
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 pockmarks
Before, in between and since, a litany of decisions not made or gone wrong pockmarks the franchise.
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Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockmarks
Noun
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Johanna pulls off her mother’s jacket, knocks her to the ground, and pushes up her sleeve to uncover the scars of her mother’s long-ago suicide attempt.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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These bulletins, thousands of which can be found on Russian social-media and messaging platforms, usually include the soldier’s name, date of birth, call sign, battalion, and physical details that could help identify him, such as tattoos and scars.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This produces defects that can reduce efficiency, cause gradual degradation, and compromise stability as well as long-term reliability.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Olympic organizers announced a fix within days, and reportedly asked athletes with medals that had manufacturing defects or accidental damage to turn them in for repair or replacement.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Its purple black center was surrounded by blotches of varying shades and textures, raised or sunken at places.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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These blotches are fairly plant friendly and produce what is known as algal leaf spot.—
Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yes, those troublesome splatter marks from salad dressings, pasta sauces, marinades and burgers are particularly stubborn.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Josh Greenstein, who was brought over from Sony Pictures to help oversee the film studio with Dana Goldberg, has earned high marks for making tough calls on film projects, while urging the studio to land splashy projects from the likes of James Mangold and Timothée Chalamet.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Pockmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmarks. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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