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polka dots

noun

plural of polka dot
as in dots

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dots
  1. dots
  2. patches
  3. speckles
  4. flecks
  5. splotches
  6. specks
  7. blotches
  8. spots
Noun
  • Initially, researchers thought the dots looked kind of like galaxies.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Yellow tentacles decorated with rhythmic patterns of dots swirl around a room, the patterns echoed on the floor and the walls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of dots
Noun
  • But that gas could come in the form of the doughnut, or as puffy clouds that fill in patches of the black hole’s sky, as opposed to the shell of gas around a black hole star.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There were patches of pink, and some of his skin was visibly breaking down.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of patches
Noun
  • The designs include a bright orange mug, a white mug with orange dots and a to-go iced coffee cup complete with an orange straw, white speckles and a tiny orange pumpkin detail.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The creature was pale with speckles and had suffered injuries to its tail and stomach, believed to have been caused by a predator, BBC reported.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of speckles
Noun
  • Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of flecks
Noun
  • While some of the color contrasts do articulate planar shifts, such as the candy-stripe lips (red for upper, pink for lower), many of the touches are arbitrary splotches that neither bolster a shape nor set another off.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The handmade corn cakes come off the griddle lightly crisped with black and brown splotches and avoid the common pitfall of being overly greasy.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of splotches
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pulse a few times, until crumbs range in size from specks to peas.
    — Leah Eskin, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • Juveniles can be distinguished by their dark facial bands and gray or tan body patterned with black or brown blotches.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of blotches
Noun
  • And today’s LLMs are able to call on other computational modules to fill in their weak spots, so language is the gateway to ever-broader capacity.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Even when there are 38 ships going through in a day, the administrator says only three spots are usually auctioned off.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of spots
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“Polka dots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dots. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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