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verb

past tense of spot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spotted
Adjective
The spotted lanternfly enters the adult moth stage during the late summer and fall. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025 Photos show the tan-brown geckos and their spotted pattern. Aspen Pflughoeft july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Verb
Birders will likely be delighted with the number of species that have been spotted — over 80 — including kingfishers, cormorants and herons. Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 He was arrested after a Secret Service agent spotted a man hiding with a rifle in the bushes of a golf course where the president was playing, just one hole away. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spotted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotted
Adjective
  • Simple arithmetic such as 355/113 could be calculated in place by selecting the text and pressing USE FRONT-CALC (Control-G), which yields the answer with a dotted underline to indicate the result of a computation.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Prospects seem good that someone will sign on the dotted line during or soon after the Toronto event.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Across the valley sat a two-story barn where caramel-colored and chestnut-spotted horses plus a storybook white one were lined up along the wooden fence.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To see those brown eyes, long brown hair, and those freckles sprinkled across her nose.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The clinical nature of the autopsy report is stark against the remnants of Pauline’s humanity, sprinkled throughout the 11 pages.
    Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But in recent years, psychologists, sociologists and concerned parents alike have noticed a growing number of young adults who seem caught in this adolescent quicksand — unable or unwilling to take the next step into adulthood.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • People in neighborhood are afraid, candidates say The Republican candidate seeking Hortman’s seat, real estate agent Ruth Bittner, noticed early in her campaign that people in the neighborhood where Hortman was killed seemed afraid to open their doors.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kris, 69, then appeared in the video, pretending to scream as her grandchildren sprayed her with even more Silly String.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • How To Disinfect Door Handles Use disinfecting wipes or a disinfecting cleaner sprayed onto a microfiber cloth rather than spraying directly onto the hardware.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.
    Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
Verb
  • Suarez, the 38-year-old Uruguayan icon and one of the greatest strikers in history with more than 500 goals for club and country, has had his legacy stained by disciplinary issues.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Spotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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