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as in fleck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
a dog with a single small blotch of black
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as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
that cell tower is another blotch on the landscape
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Recent Examples of blotch
Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Coronal holes may superficially appear to be similar to sunspots, as both appear as dark blotches on our star.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, 24 Oct. 2017
As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia’s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle.
—Lauren Young, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2017
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Noun
The resulting arrangement made the cheese clumps stand out as dark blotches in the photographs taken with an iPhone mounted on a tripod.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Coronal holes may superficially appear to be similar to sunspots, as both appear as dark blotches on our star.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Inside the box there's a pile of mint-green paint chips, blotched with brown stains and cracked like a dehydrated lake bed.
—Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader, 24 Oct. 2017
As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia’s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle.
—Lauren Young, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotch
Noun
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Normally, landing a star of Dončić’s caliber at such a young age would take every fleck of gold in the safe.—
C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tips and Tricks: During this event, the moon will begin to travel in front of the Pleiades stars around 11 P.M. Eastern Time, concealing several of the blueish flecks as the night goes on.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
13 Feb. 2025
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Tesla is recalling substantially all units of the Cybertruck pickup over a defect that could cause a panel to fly off in traffic.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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Teslas have infamously run right into the broadsides of trucks on Autopilot, but it’s been regularly ruled that is not any sort of defect in Autopilot, which is not designed to be or expected to be perfect at that task.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The rest of the year, aside from the occasional sunbather, the area is mostly used by geese, who often leave the lawn dotted with their excrement.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Bike lanes and in-lane bus stops with boarding islands are featured along the road in the bucolic neighborhood dotted with high-end boutiques and trendy restaurants.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s not a speck of iceberg lettuce or a sticky Heinz bottle in sight.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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This is where the creek empties, where the speck spook in the eelgrass.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The metaphor of showing her scars to him is a very literal metaphor, but she’s never felt the real love that comes from somebody truly seeing you.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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There’s a 30% to 50% chance of significant flooding and debris flows for areas in the flood watch, particularly the burn scars, said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.—
Shelby Grad,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To add scouring power, sprinkle kosher salt on the lemon, which acts as a gentle abrasive to scour away odor-causing buildup and residue.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Mar. 2025
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Will people obey this new law and stop eating this ingredient, cease and desist from mixing its powder with their milk, sprinkling it onto their ice-cream?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
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Improve Skin Texture Collagen face masks work to hydrate and plump the skin, filling in rough patches and uneven areas while promoting a more even complexion.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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Every item also features an official 2024 World Series patch.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Ronettes Was 78 This marks yet another collaboration for A24 and Jenkins, including Best Picture winner Moonlight and the upcoming Sundance darling Sorry, Baby, on which Jenkins served as a producer.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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More: Chief Justice Roberts' rebuke marks growing Trump showdown with judiciary Widely available online, the kits are popular not only with gun hobbyists but also with minors and criminals unable to buy a regulated firearm that has a serial number and transfer records so it can be traced.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Blotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotch. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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