birthmark

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Recent Examples of birthmark The film tells the story of a successful textile merchant who can’t find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Williams has short, black hair, a birthmark on his throat and skin pigmentation on his hands and legs, police said in their incident report. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 Shy, introverted and hiding a genetic facial birthmark, Wei is shunned by her social butterfly cousin Angela (Jess Hong) and her glamorous friends. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024 This foundation is formulated to effectively cover imperfections, including scars, varicose veins, birthmarks, tattoos, and uneven skin tone. Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for birthmark 
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Noun
  • The missing woman is described as 5 feet 10 inches and about 140 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, a knife tattoo on her forearm and freckles on her face, according to a Los Angeles Police Department news release.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The base green color never changes, but Hannon added subtle details like freckles and eyebrow transfers.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Phoenix’s Mexican cuisine — from tacos to mariscos, the Sonoran hot dog and mole — is award-winning.
    Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Champagnes and white wines are also available, as are signature cocktails like La Pomme d’Or with Macallan 12-year Sherry Cask, Calvados, sweet vermouth, and mole bitters and the Big Apple with Volcan Blanco tequila, mezcal, Verdita, caramelized pineapple, and fresh lime.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The horse chestnut leaf blotch pathogen overwinters as fruiting bodies in leaves infected during the previous season.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
  • This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Termite mounds and ebony trees added splotches of dark.
    Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 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
Noun
  • These updates often include important security patches that protect against new vulnerabilities exploited by hackers.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Thankfully, developer NetEase has been hard at work on improving the game, and the first major post-launch patch is now available.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Birthmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthmark. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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