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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An influx of sediment gives the water along the upper coast a caramel-colored hue, but farther south, the water runs clear.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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He was last seen wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and cream colored shoes.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Most soil acidifiers should be sprinkled over gardens, worked into the top few inches of earth, and then watered in with your hose.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are access points sprinkled across the waterfront.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 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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Accessories, again, were pared back—silvery dotted Manolo Blahnik pumps (again sourced by Lili Aghaei of The Vintage Marché), and long drop diamond earrings by Chopard.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2026
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The crowd was slow to fill out FedEx Forum on Wednesday evening, an unsurprising development considering the two players whose jersey dotted the stands – Steph Curry and Ja Morant – were both inactive.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Place a dab of olive oil on a soft cloth and gently rub the stained area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
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The stained glass of the smoking room had had a red hue based on the Olympic, but was changed to yellow based on the Titanic artifacts.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 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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The whimsical spotted foliage of lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.) lights up the shade garden from spring through fall.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Splotched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splotched. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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