Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dots
Noun
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When Schwartzstein returned this fall from a brief paternity leave, quarterbacks were now encircled by 36 dots that individually could change from red to green to reflect where the blocking was poor or strong.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Patterns on the shirts include paisleys, herringbones, windowpanes, glen plaids, pin dots and tattersalls.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those canyons provide thousands of patches of natural habitat that interpenetrate the edges of greater Los Angeles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some of the new services offered in South County include electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, ambulatory monitoring patches that track heart rhythm and treadmill stress tests.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Microcalcifications appear as white specks and may indicate cancer in some cases.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
3 Jan. 2026
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There were also no visible specks of spices.—
Eddie Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While tranexamic acid works to even skin tone, fade dark spots, and reduce melasma.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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The beetle, named for six gold spots that adorn its back, doesn’t fly far.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Polka dots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dots. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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