Thesaurus results for POLKA DOT

polka dot

noun

Definition of polka dot

as in patch

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Recent Examples of polka dot These shoes accompanied shorts, a white T-shirt, polka dot sunglasses and a YSL purse. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Gold and turquoise are a Southwestern classic, but don’t be afraid to add even more patterns—like the zebra and polka dot designs incorporated above. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 Keep scrolling to shop more breezy dresses, including an everyday tank style and a chic polka dot pick. — Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026 Recreate the look with playful polka dot trousers and polished gold jewelry. — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for polka dot

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Noun

The pieces can be worn separately or as a coordinated set and include the same washed trims and back patch consistent with previous Levi’s x Sacai collections.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Adding to the prestige is the fact that the jersey features the first Gold MLB Logoman patch ever worn in an official MLB game.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of patch

Noun

The dot-plot grid of individual officials’ expectations indicated that 16 of the 18 participants – Warsh has chosen not to submit a dot since taking the position – expected another rate increase, with four of those seeing two more as possible.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
The sixth-year safety is wearing the green dot for the first time in his career this season and calling the defense, but even still, how could the Colts look that disjointed and unprepared after so much talk about execution and urgency?

— James Boyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dot

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
Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas Wood and stone structures erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s speckle the rugged landscape of Devil’s Den State Park.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of speckle

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 blotch

Noun

Pips-in rubber, or inverted rubber, is smooth on the outer surface, and the pips instead touch the inside of the foam.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Watching England pip a goal in the 55th minute and then suddenly decide to play its luck, which ultimately failed to work out, felt oddly familiar to me as a Real Madrid fan.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of pip

Noun

Within a year the ship earned a spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Hot List.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of spot

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 splotch

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

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