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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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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Termite mounds and ebony trees added splotches of dark.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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Noun
Dash Shaw is a consummate minimalist, rendering domestic scenes and small, poignant character moments with just enough lines and splotches of tone to evoke the sense and setting.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Termite mounds and ebony trees added splotches of dark.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 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
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“Splotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splotch. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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