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verb

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Recent Examples of blotch
Noun
Overall, the geckos have pale brown bodies with several darker brown bands and lighter white blotches. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025 Brighter yellow and golden blotches run along its forehead, sides and lower back. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 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 See All Example Sentences for blotch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotch
Noun
  • Made from 100 percent Donegal merino wool, the Finisterre Farne Women’s Crew Neck Knit Sweater comes in a choice of shades, all with subtle flecks of contrasting color.
    Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • With the help of this technology, defects were significantly reduced.
    Michael Amori, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Doctors later discovered that Figari’s stroke was caused by a previously undetected congenital heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), in which a hole between the left and right chambers of the heart is left open as opposed to closing after birth, according to Penn Medicine.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With cranes dotting the skyline and modern buildings materializing everywhere, one uniquely sweet reminder of a simpler Boise remains downtown.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
  • As a beautiful bonus, the anthuriums, orchids and philodendrons dotting the grounds guarantee the hotel looks gorgeous all year.
    Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Now the Mediterranean-style digs high above Malibu Canyon have popped up for sale, asking a speck under $13 million.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
  • You cant be expected to clean every speck of dust in every nook and cranny.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Countless Black women, like Justice, live with the long-term mental and physical scars of pregnancy and birth.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The 44-year-old actress and breast cancer survivor opened up about her scars being visible during intimate scenes, while promoting their new Apple TV+ drama series Your Friends and Neighbors.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Push the button and voila – exactly the right flavorings are sprinkled down into your recipe.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with holy water were to be the accommodating ministrations.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her flare-ups have left behind patches of hyperpigmentation where her skin is noticeably darker and ashy.
    Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, these strips can also act as a pimple patch for your nose, treating whiteheads and blackheads simultaneously.
    Daley Quinn, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Traveling north along the coast, a single dot marks a 1903 hurricane in southern New Jersey.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The biggest question mark for the Colts is the quarterback position.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Blotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotch. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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