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Recent Examples of polka dot
Gaga wore a black-and-white polka dot mini dress by La Roxx, sheer tights, black pumps and black sunglasses.
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Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
While Rodrigo’s frock is no longer available at the retailer (but is on eBay for $10), White House Black Market has a ton of equally chic polka dot pieces including a wrap dress and a tie-neck blouse.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2025
Tiffany Trump arrived for the service at St. John’s Church with her husband, executive Michael Boulos, who wore a long black suit coat and red tie with white polka dots.
—Ada Tseng, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
Francois Peron National Park is a vast horizon of low-level shrubs and stunted trees, polka dots of spinifex on a rust-red canvas.
—Keith Drew, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
While Rodrigo’s frock is no longer available at the retailer (but is on eBay for $10), White House Black Market has a ton of equally chic polka dot pieces including a wrap dress and a tie-neck blouse.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2025
Tiffany Trump arrived for the service at St. John’s Church with her husband, executive Michael Boulos, who wore a long black suit coat and red tie with white polka dots.
—Ada Tseng, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
Francois Peron National Park is a vast horizon of low-level shrubs and stunted trees, polka dots of spinifex on a rust-red canvas.
—Keith Drew, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dot
Noun
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Symptoms Scalp psoriasis causes scaly, inflamed skin patches on the scalp.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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This comes during a rough patch for the broader market.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Modernist structures designed by architects with recognizable names like Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe dot the United States.—
Buffy Gorrilla,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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What bothers me are the many dots farther away from the center that are harder to connect.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The timeless white base is adorned with terracotta speckles for a neutral, earthy touch.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Nuclear speckles regulate functional programs in cancer.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Brighter yellow and golden blotches run along its forehead, sides and lower back.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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After two years of human heartbreak, Jackie and Shadow’s fans are celebrating the pips.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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At the 8-minute mark, add an individual Hershey’s pip onto each cookie and rotate the baking sheet.—
Kermilia White,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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That was not good enough to claim a spot at Bay Hill this week.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Rammstein’s Mutter barely manages to find space on the World Albums ranking this frame, as the list only features 25 spots, and the set comes in absolute last place.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The wooden floor of the home studio her husband built, still bears scars of her work — a rainbow of splotches, puddles and dribbles of misplaced paint.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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With that in mind, Onya and Arrietty go outside while Lexi’s tarp is drying and use it to spray-paint their outfits on, resulting in a giant brown splotch that Lexi then sees and goes ballistic over.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The song structures melt into goo; the lyrics pelt flecks of raw feeling.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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Each light is attached to a green string to easily blend into your tree, and once the lights are turned on, the liquid inside each bulb bubbles to reveal floating flecks of gold glitter to make your tree shine.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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