as in flecks
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
canvases covered with streaks and mottles
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as in sprinkles
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
old papers that were mottled by mold
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Noun
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López reportedly found flecks of gold while digging wild onions, sparking an early gold rush.—
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Shiny and dark evergreen foliage is held aloft on strong, arching stems mottled with purple flecks.—
Verb
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Much like Knives Out, the movie takes a much more lighthearted approach and sprinkles humor throughout.—
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The shareable treat features Galactic Brownie ice cream, fudge drizzle, M&Ms candies, and Halloween sprinkles atop a double fudge brownie crust.—
Noun
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Microcalcifications appear as white specks and may indicate cancer in some cases.—
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There were also no visible specks of spices.—
Verb
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Barnett dots up Knight for a 57-yard catch-and-run.—
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Rather than the stiff alien chitchat that dots his own screenplays, the characters in The Favourite trade the witty, venomous bon mots of The Great creator Tony McNamara.—
Noun
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Photos show the Maratus australis spider, which has an intricate pattern of blue and brown blotches edged with bright teal and red-orange stripes.—
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Verb
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Blood still regularly stains the floors of the Coliseum’s rings.—
Noun
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Those canyons provide thousands of patches of natural habitat that interpenetrate the edges of greater Los Angeles.—
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Some of the new services offered in South County include electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, ambulatory monitoring patches that track heart rhythm and treadmill stress tests.—
Verb
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The two begin fighting when Lexi spots the gun on the floor and picks it up.—
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If anyone spots an American badger in Ohio, they are asked to report it to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.—
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“Mottles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mottles. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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