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Recent Examples of polka dot
The classic pieces felt fresh when styled with contrasting prints—polka dots, Fair Isle knits—and relaxed with denim.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
In one photo reshared to her Stories, Richie Grainge poses beneath the gold sign, wearing a long yellow and brown polka dot robe and yellow pajamas.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Up the charm factor with a petite polka dot, which makes for a fun design detail without being twee or dated.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
Stripes The entirety of 2025 belonged to the polka dot.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 17 Dec. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
In one photo reshared to her Stories, Richie Grainge poses beneath the gold sign, wearing a long yellow and brown polka dot robe and yellow pajamas.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Up the charm factor with a petite polka dot, which makes for a fun design detail without being twee or dated.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
Stripes The entirety of 2025 belonged to the polka dot.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dot
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As Girl Scouts moved around the room at the Miami Gardens community center this past week, some had vests with more than 100 badges and patches to signify their accomplishments.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 2026 Super Bowl teams will wear patches celebrating the United States’s 250th birthday on their jerseys during the game.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Lindholm has gotten better at releasing his between-the-dots one-timer.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pink hearts and white dots on a nude base are the stars of this nail look.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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There are more than 800 different varieties of camellias throughout the park, ranging from white to deep red solid flowers to multi-colored petals with spots and speckles.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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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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Leaves may show blotches and mottled coloring and fruit may remain partially green and irregularly shaped.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Jan. 2026
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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
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Six automatic qualification spots for the round of 16 in March remain up for grabs, as well as places in next month’s play-off ties that decide which other eight sides advance to the last 16.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Its hilly, historic neighborhoods feel frighteningly narrow in some spots.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Deer print nails give classic polka dots a more rustic, fanciful feel as the precise dots are replaced with freehand splotches.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
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To the north, a dark-blue splotch around the Great Lakes—extreme-cold warning.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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But right now, nearly every fleck of AI folly that’s risen to the top has been utter dreck.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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The remaining scenes draw on familiar teenage horror tropes, with flecks of fresh insight.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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