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Recent Examples of polka dot
Penelope was photographed waiting patiently in an elevator while wearing a white blouse and black and white polka dot shorts.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
For their legal ceremony in Monaco, Otedola wore a custom Christopher John Rogers ensemble, featuring a sculptural polka dot dress cinched with a wide belt and paired with mismatched polka dot shoes for a coordinated finish.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Ariana Grande opted for a strapless black-and-pink polka dot, custom Fendi gown complete with Swarovski jewelry.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the star added rhinestones to a polka dot mani for subtle sparkle, while Megan Fox studded her silver chrome manicure with pink, purple, and yellow gems.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
For their legal ceremony in Monaco, Otedola wore a custom Christopher John Rogers ensemble, featuring a sculptural polka dot dress cinched with a wide belt and paired with mismatched polka dot shoes for a coordinated finish.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Ariana Grande opted for a strapless black-and-pink polka dot, custom Fendi gown complete with Swarovski jewelry.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the star added rhinestones to a polka dot mani for subtle sparkle, while Megan Fox studded her silver chrome manicure with pink, purple, and yellow gems.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dot
Noun
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There’s the child, now grown, who sits near the bed, pretending to read but in fact is keeping restless watch; the child’s awkwardness in front of the parent’s nakedness; the fentanyl patches, for the last stations of pain.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Make sure your computer, smartphone and web browser all have the latest security patches installed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Email cpatteson@washingtonexaminer dot com or mmerino@washingtonexaminer dot com for tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the western part of the state, Radford, Montgomery, Roanoke City, Martinsville and Danville, Lynchburg and Lexington voted for Spanberger, blue dots in a sea of red.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their belly is white with black speckles while their wings and back are black with white.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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The most prosaic explanation is that Villarroel’s transients are simply artifacts in the photographic plates such as speckles of dust, blobs in the emulsion or even radioactive particles.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
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Photos show the Maratus australis spider, which has an intricate pattern of blue and brown blotches edged with bright teal and red-orange stripes.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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The one blemish — or ugly blotch — was that crushing 7-2 Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain last week.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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First, the Blue = group requires 5 pips of the same number, and the only number that fits that bill is 2.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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All told, whether a dive bar is in a downtown area, off a busy main street or hidden in a neighborhood, these are beloved spots that draw regulars and newcomers for the drinks, perhaps a good bar burger, but definitely the camaraderie.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Sacramento ghost kitchen closed one month after its Natomas operation shut down, leaving one spot remaining, in downtown Davis.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Satellite photos of New Carlisle, Indiana, show greenish splotches of farmland transformed into unmistakable industrial parks in less than a year’s time.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Those orange splotches on the canister surface?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nice vanilla bean flecks and round, fatty flavor with only the subtlest hint of coconut.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
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And Abrams-Draine still managed to emerge with just a few flecks of soot after getting thrown in the fire last season, picking off Justin Herbert in a loss to the Chargers and establishing himself as a building block in a spot start.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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