Noun
the bleach left a small white splotch on my shirt Verb
ink from a leaking pen had badly splotched his shirt pocket
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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 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
Verb
But Frank was more the scratchy handwriting type, prone to splotch—not one to weep, let alone for long.—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024 Back then, the Royal Caribbean vessel was essentially a blank canvas, shrouded in scaffolding and netting, with patches of pale blue livery splotched across the hull.—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for splotch
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