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
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
Verb
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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Elementary, middle, high and specialty schools are coded with differently colored dots.—
Data Reporter,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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Some eagle-eyed observers even shared close-up screen grabs of this seer, showing her to have different colored eyes.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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First up, a comfort-food salad sprinkled with furikake, the Japanese sesame-seaweed mixture traditionally used as a rice seasoning.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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There are thousands of ski resorts sprinkled across more than 60 nations around the globe.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.—
Howard Garrett,
Dallas News,
16 Aug. 2021
Verb
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Spanning a whopping 38 blocks, the Wildwood Boardwalk is dotted with water parks, amusement parks, arcades, carnival eats, and (so much) more.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Little white mushrooms and sprigs of grayish-green lichen dotted the ground.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Elsewhere in the photoshoot, Pattinson poses with a cigarette in his mouth, pants unbuttoned and in a stained shirt in a black-and-white photo.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Gently massage only the stained area.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her sky-blue eyes, flecked with silver and hazel, narrow slightly, then relax.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rounds of roasted purple sweet potatoes arrive mounded with a mixture of salsa macha and butter, and liberally flecked with chives.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Tariq’s body was already cold, and his skin was mottled.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Shiny and dark evergreen foliage is held aloft on strong, arching stems mottled with purple flecks.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Ohio quarantined for spotted lanternfly.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Feb. 2026
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In short, the spotted lanternfly is a moth-like bug that's not supposed to be in the U.S.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Splotched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splotched. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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