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
Jason Schenker, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Lana frantically pulled the location up on her phone and saw Julia’s dot on a tiny speck of land in the sea.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Detroit's streetscape program has remade roads dotted across the city, including Warren and Kercheval on the east side and Livernois on the west side.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The dot plot of median FOMC member forecasts conveyed that Fed members expect to enact additional rate cuts in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Lana frantically pulled the location up on her phone and saw Julia’s dot on a tiny speck of land in the sea.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Israel Piza, a father of five who lives in the eastern Coachella Valley community of Thermal and works in the fields and in landscaping, would like to see trails at the Salton Sea state park dotted with gazebos, benches, water fountains and trees.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Detroit's streetscape program has remade roads dotted across the city, including Warren and Kercheval on the east side and Livernois on the west side.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Wow your guests before the first bite—vanilla flecks give desserts a high-quality, artisanal look (and taste).Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The other side: But concerns over water fluoridation have included fluorosis, when growing teeth are exposed to too much fluoride and develop white flecks or spots, and reduced IQ in children.Kale Williams, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Smith allegedly sprayed the pesticide across food items, including fresh fruit and vegetables and rotisserie chickens, all of which were available to purchase.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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He was brought back when his girlfriend sprayed naloxone up his nose.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Just break your cookies into a few large pieces, and sprinkle them in with the pudding and toppers of your choice.Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024
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Special mention to Matheus Cunha, who has sprinkled some magic in a woeful Wolves side, who narrowly missed out.Rory Smith, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 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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Reporters peppered Biden with questions during meetings with Angolan leaders about the pardon, but the president did not respond to the matter.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eagleton peppers his vague promises of better living through technology with references to Jeffrey Epstein, 5G, Anthony Fauci, and scores of other catchall male grievances and desires.Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Shuford sanded it down, stained the woodwork, and then sealed it for added durability.Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Pooling water turned the dirt into a slippery mud puddle, quickly staining the bottom of the white wedding dress brown.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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There were also no visible specks of spices like the Shamrock nog.Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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But a break in the case finally came in 2002 when the Contra Costa County forensic lab matched DNA in Kemp’s hair with the genetic makeup of a speck of blood found on one of Wiltsey’s fingernails.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kendall Jenner and Jennifer Garner have been spotted in them, and this cozy style with glimmering sequins will add a little extra sparkle to your winter shoedrobe.Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Some of the drones, or multiple sightings of the same drone, have been spotted over military installations and other sensitive sites such as President-elect Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dot. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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