as in colored
having blotches of two or more colors
a splotched tan and white puppy
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as in sprinkled
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
ink from a leaking pen had badly splotched his shirt pocket
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Recent Examples of splotched
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
My dress had a pristine white top with an attached skirt in dove grey, splotched with tropical-style petal pink flowers.
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Amanda Uhle
august 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
The sun rose above the trees and splotched the swamp floor with patch es of golden light.
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Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
The green leaves are splotched with white and bumpy on the upper side, and the stems are hairy, which deters deer.
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Lauren David,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
My dress had a pristine white top with an attached skirt in dove grey, splotched with tropical-style petal pink flowers.
—
Amanda Uhle
august 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
The sun rose above the trees and splotched the swamp floor with patch es of golden light.
—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splotched
Adjective
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Enjoy caramel-colored foliage in spring and fall and pink blooms throughout summer that attract pollinators.
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Squeezits No '90s lunch box felt complete without a brightly colored bottle of Squeezits.
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These, like many of the Guerlains, are small bottles, sprinkled throughout his collection among the factices.
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Each side gets sprinkled with salt and sugar to enhance the flavor.
Adjective
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The whole rug needs to get wet or colors in the fiber could migrate and result in a blotched look.
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Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.
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Like its gay bars, Charlotte’s LGBTQ community is dotted throughout the Queen City.
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In the winter, 4,200 acres of terrain across four mountain faces are dotted with people who travel to the region for its world-class skiing.
Adjective
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Spread the mixture on the stained area; leave it for 15 minutes before wiping it away with a microfiber cloth.
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Visitors stroll from room to room, surrounded by stained glass and sacred cremains, serving witness to moving and often head-scratching performances.
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Around us were rolling hills flecked with houses, dappled by the sun shining through the clouds.
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Open the door to streets lined with trees and flecked with benches, where the bell of the light rail dings its warning as cyclists zip by on narrow roads.
Adjective
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Normally, doctors can detect spotted fever Rickettsia lanei by performing specialized laboratory tests on skin or blood samples.
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Bites can cause rickettsia parkeri, a type of spotted fever.
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The mosquito, mottled in neon pink and purple, can be seen on a nearby computer screen.
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The sides may be mottled with brown blotches.
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“Splotched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splotched. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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