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as in patch
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
in summer the white coat of the snow leopard is studded with brownish black spots
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2
as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
we're in a bit of a spot right now with our mortgage payments
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as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
scandalous conduct that will forever be a spot upon the family name
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as in splash
a very small amount
had only a spot of stew for dinner, as he wasn't very hungry
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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
to give the effect of sunlight on water, the artist spotted the lake in his painting with flecks of gold paint
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as in to notice
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I spotted both of them as they tried to sneak out the back door
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as in chance
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Recent Examples of spot
Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Fain made a similar argument himself during an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, decrying Trump’s anti-union actions while saying his tariffs are spot on.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Guests can sample new products, attend workshops, enjoy fashion shows or get pampered with on-the-spot makeovers.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The next day, the car was spotted in Pawling, New York, which is approximately 73 miles from New York City.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The state of Wisconsin’s pension fund has adopted Bitcoin through investment in spot Bitcoin ETFs.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Fain made a similar argument himself during an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, decrying Trump’s anti-union actions while saying his tariffs are spot on.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Cotality reported that eight of the top 15 metro areas with the most homes at moderate risk for wildfire are in California, with the Los Angeles area holding the top spot.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Guests can sample new products, attend workshops, enjoy fashion shows or get pampered with on-the-spot makeovers.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Jared Cassity, who is the National Safety Director for the nation’s largest rail union, SMART-TD, agreed that having more people trained to spot bridge problems is a good thing, but these inspectors still have more than 70,000 railroad bridges out there across the country to assess.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The next day, the car was spotted in Pawling, New York, which is approximately 73 miles from New York City.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spot
Noun
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Say goodbye to bare patches and thin grass.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Based on the 2023 video game, an unnamed protagonist (Kazunari Ninomiya) gets trapped in an endlessly repeating patch of a subway station hallway, only able to get closer to an exit by identifying bizarre and incongruent aberrations in his environment.—
William Earl,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With the bullish determination of Ed and the wide-eyed second sight of Lorraine, the Warrens’ only child sells a clear vision of right and wrong when news of the Smurls’ predicament comes their way.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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To that end, Johnson and the CTU’s Springfield strategy has been at the forefront of all their public messaging on how the school district gets out of this fiscal predicament.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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For example, stainless steel sinks are fairly cheap, durable, easy to clean and resistant to stains and rust.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Amiron Zero are designed to be resistant to dust and splashes thanks to the IP54 rating.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Specifically, brown trousers in a wide-leg style seem to be making the biggest splash among the fashion pros.—
Mayte Salido,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The building had been occupied the last 41 years by Los Vaqueros, which started in a smaller location nearby.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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To entice buyers, Huawei is offering at least 50% off screen replacements, as well as two free appointments to service the phone at home or at a preferred location.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After years of the NBA largely being split between linear TV networks ABC, ESPN and TNT (with some NBA TV sprinkled in), the new rights deal will be far more streaming-centric.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Raisins are also super easy to sprinkle on yogurt, cereal, and salads, and can find their way into baked goods and even savory dinner dishes like pasta.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Leaders need to practice empathy by noticing when silence lingers in a meeting, when a camera remains off, or when fatigue from time zones takes its toll.—
Matthew C. Meade,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Later, while sifting through their collections, researchers noticed three unfamiliar-looking fish, the 2025 study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That's despite calls from agency staff for Kennedy to tone down such rhetoric after a gunman—who was influenced by vaccine misinformation and the vilification of the public health agency—sprayed the CDC campus with over 500 rounds and killed a local police officer last month.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rather than spraying the formula directly onto her skin, our tester applied it to a cotton round instead.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spot. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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