Thesaurus results for SPECKLING

speckling

verb

present participle of speckle

as in sprinkling

to mark with small spots especially unevenly speckled the cookies with colored sugar

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Recent Examples of speckling Last month’s Salesman release deviated from the historic pair’s colorblocking ever so slightly with the midsole making greater use of red, but no such deviation is see on the sole of Awake’s (speckling excluded). — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026

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Wheat, rice, and corn flours are the three most common options for sprinkling over your soil.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 14 Aug. 2026
But by the 1960s, the techniques of Central Texas — sprinkling briskets with salt and pepper and cooking them over indirect heat — started to become more commonplace.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprinkling

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The scoring was tit for tat to the end, with winger Stravino Jacobs and captain Marcell Coetzee dotting down for the Bulls, and Carter and Wallace Sititi replying for New Zealand's second straight 50-pointer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
In one of the last shots, Camille’s character lies flat on a bed with stab wounds dotting her abdomen.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

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The closest look-alike, the black staining polypore mushroom, bruises to a black color when handled.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
The performance material is made with a blend of polyester, viscose, and linen blend to help prevent staining or wear and tear over the years.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of staining

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