as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect
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Recent Examples of marble
The water-marbling paint set is suitable for kids of all ages and adults.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s a nice mix of experience and youth marbled through the lineup, with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers leading the offence.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
American bacon is typically a much fattier cut of meat due to lots of marbling, notes Shore.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
There’s a nice mix of experience and youth marbled through the lineup, with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers leading the offence.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
American bacon is typically a much fattier cut of meat due to lots of marbling, notes Shore.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marble
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Rosemary bonded with Kennedy’s larger-than-life second wife, Eleanora, who was almost a decade younger than Rosemary, but acted as her fairy godmother, sprinkling money and sisterly advice.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Rainbow and trans flags could be seen sprinkled throughout the crowd, along with a dozen or so Moms for Liberty shirts.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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If Bonhoeffer’s example is used to justify more far-right Christian violence in America, that would be another tragedy — and a cruel irony that would stain the legacy of a man who gave up everything to confront a tyrant.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Pérez's manager, Enrique Paulino, spoke to reporters at the scene, his shirt stained with blood.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Then, on Monday, a series of billboards advertising the album peppered the main roads into Stillwater, where Turnpike co-headlines this weekend with Ragweed for more than 180,000 ticketholders.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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That was apparent even in the first period, as the Canucks — a team that’s struggled enormously all season to generate looks and scoring chances — peppered their old teammate DeSmith with all manner of quality chances.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The other featured a trio of lamb, chicken, and prawns, the last dyed a near-neon pink with paprika.—
Hannah Goldfield,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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In the sleeping quarters, A 20th-century textile dyed with persimmons hangs above the bed, which is dressed with Città linens and a piece of Nishijin silk from Kimono Hojo.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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The two were most recently spotted together at Los Angeles’ Birds Street Cafe on Sunday (Mar. 23).—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, in a surprising move, the World No. 2 was spotted visiting the Masters course before heading to the Texas Children's Houston Open.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Next comes a far more rustic, free-form ceramic filled with a cream made from almonds and wild onions, flecked with fresh peas, fermented split peas and yuzu rind and covered with tiny flowers and herbs, among them lemon thyme.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Dec. 2024
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The shrimp butter will also return to spread on warm pieces of toast flecked with sea salt, as will the whole roasted chicken served with maitake and challah migas.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marble. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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