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Recent Examples of polka dot
The footwear brand says Blahnik adorns his sleek styles in timeless dogtooth fabrication and delicate mesh polka dot, inspired by Lady Heathcoat-Amory, a golfer originally named Joyce Wethered.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This pretty polka dot version is simultaneously statement-making and perfectly neutral.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Penelope was photographed waiting patiently in an elevator while wearing a white blouse and black and white polka dot shorts.
—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
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This pretty polka dot version is simultaneously statement-making and perfectly neutral.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Penelope was photographed waiting patiently in an elevator while wearing a white blouse and black and white polka dot shorts.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dot
Noun
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Sometimes, missing out on sleep for a few days or longer is all but unavoidable, say, because of a tough patch at work or the reality of life as a new parent.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2026
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These topical patches stick to the back of your ear or around your navel and release a natural blend of essential oils to relieve nausea.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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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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For example, 'Pink Splash’ features hot pink streaks on deep green leaves, and ‘Snow White’ has white speckles on deep green leaves.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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White speckles dot the purple mold, while a gradient sole unit runs through blue, purple and pink.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
2 Jan. 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
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The simplest justification for museum construction is structural necessity: ceilings blotch, plumbing and heating go on the fritz.—
Jackson Arn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The facility’s drainage pip from the coffee machines to the floor sink was lacking an air gap.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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Trump has convinced many Americans that U.S. alliances are a favor to other nations and that there is no cost to squeezing allies until their pips squeak.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This moody shade definitely deserves a spot in your winter outfit rotation.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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True freshman Ja’Boree Antoine has also seen spot reps this season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The final piece of the puzzle is combined with testing showing that a mysterious splotch of red goo on a windowsill in the PT’s treatment room is the fake blood from the workshop.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The sun’s activity rises and falls over an 11-year cycle that is measured by the number of sunspots, dark splotches that dot our star’s surface and that are associated with magnetic storms.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
19 Nov. 2025
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López reportedly found flecks of gold while digging wild onions, sparking an early gold rush.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Shiny and dark evergreen foliage is held aloft on strong, arching stems mottled with purple flecks.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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