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a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
- the cat has a speckle of orange right at her whiskers
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verbSynonyms of speckle (Entry 2 of 2)
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
- speckled the cookies with colored sugar
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“Speckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speckle. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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