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Recent Examples of polka dot
Area Stars Polka-Dot Chiffon Dress As for Kate’s dress, there are two ways to take to the trend: polka dots or tie necklines.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
This afternoon, the princess made the first of those appearances in Southport, dressed in a longline coat with a maroon polka dot blouse and delicate Catherine Zoraida earrings.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
This satin polka dot plus-size romper from Chelsea28—also available in straight sizing—delivers on all fronts.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
The black-and-white polka dot motif continued throughout the entire look.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
This afternoon, the princess made the first of those appearances in Southport, dressed in a longline coat with a maroon polka dot blouse and delicate Catherine Zoraida earrings.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
This satin polka dot plus-size romper from Chelsea28—also available in straight sizing—delivers on all fronts.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
The black-and-white polka dot motif continued throughout the entire look.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dot
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Although situated on the edge of downtown Klamath Falls, the Link River was, and probably still is, a little patch of semi-wilderness, teeming with wildlife such as huge pelicans which patrol its waters in search of food.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Try on a small area: Apply the product to a small patch of skin and monitor for a few days for any skin reactions.Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Each dot represents five voters for a particular candidate, and they are randomly dispersed throughout the precinct (in other words, the dot does not represent the exact address where the voters live).Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Falcon 9's first stage boosted the rocket out of the dense lower atmosphere and then fall away, restarting three of its nine engines (bright dot at top center) to begin reversing course to head back to Cape Canaveral for landing.William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
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So, take this opportunity to score it in teal speckle or linen speckle, before those sell out, too.Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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This method, known as speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS), essentially shows the rate of blood flow by how quickly the scattering changes.New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
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The horse chestnut leaf blotch pathogen overwinters as fruiting bodies in leaves infected during the previous season.Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Set aside 22 pips for garnish; roughly chop the remaining candy.Kermilia White, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some wine jars dating back 5,000 years ago containing pips and residues have also been discovered in Egypt.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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Often, these camps soon reopen elsewhere or sometimes in the same spot.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The action might be dead in one spot, but strong in another.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Officials lowered their recommendation for drinking water fluoride levels in 2015 to address a tooth condition called fluorosis, that can cause splotches on teeth and was becoming more common in U.S. kids.Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Officials lowered their recommendation for drinking water fluoride levels in 2015 to address a tooth condition called fluorosis, which can cause splotches on teeth and was becoming more common in U.S. kids.Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Poets and cub scouts, romantics and scientists, people young and old around the world have looked up and been dazzled by the flecks of light speckled across the night’s inky canvas.Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024
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This technique is primarily performed to alter the color so a dish wouldn’t end up with black flecks.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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