as in fleck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
there was just a dot on the tablecloth where the food had spattered
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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
the practice of some chefs of positioning a small portion of food in the center and dotting the rest of the plate with sauce
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Recent Examples of dot
Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The small towns form a rough constellation, dots in the night sky of endless acres of agriculture, each with something unique and interesting to offer.
—Will Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2024
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
And while that was somewhat true, the film is refreshingly dotted with humor that could have ruined the seriousness of the situation at hand and instead makes these ominous, serious and devout Catholic figureheads feel like real, complicated humans, which only adds to the nuance of the film.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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For Nest doorbells, open the Google Home app, choose your doorbell and tap the three vertical dots at the top right to find Settings, then Doorbell and Doorbell Theme to select Halloween.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
The small towns form a rough constellation, dots in the night sky of endless acres of agriculture, each with something unique and interesting to offer.
—Will Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2024
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Fans can look out from the stadium parking lot to a different Los Angeles, dotted with skyscrapers spreading out across the basin.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
And while that was somewhat true, the film is refreshingly dotted with humor that could have ruined the seriousness of the situation at hand and instead makes these ominous, serious and devout Catholic figureheads feel like real, complicated humans, which only adds to the nuance of the film.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 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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The county has previously sprayed pesticides in neighborhoods where mosquitoes potentially carrying West Nile virus have been found.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Iowa State said spraying pyrethroid insecticides such as Permethrin or Esfenvalerate on the outside of buildings when the beetles appear may help prevent pest entry, especially for large infestations.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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Disney chefs sprinkled candy cane bits and pumped peppermint into the park’s classic hot chocolate.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, and sage; sprinkle evenly over both sides of pork chops.Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 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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He is also known for peppering election officials with questions at county meetings.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ever the comic, Pickett would frequently pepper their set with impressions — including a version of Karloff from his beloved monster movies.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, traffickers stain ivory to look like wood or coat it in chocolate to make it through inspections.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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A number of the belongings appeared to be stained with blood.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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The moon is a fuzzy speck in the upper center of the image.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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But hauling out a heavy duty appliance and taking the time to track down every speck of dust can get old quickly.Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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For Hield, off-ball shooting and player movement is much more natural than spotting up around Joel Embiid post-ups.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Wiley found an ideal early partner in Jeffrey Deitch, a dealer known for spotting buzzy talent and throwing big parties.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dot. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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