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as in speck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
flooring tile that is brown with flecks of white
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as in particle
a very small piece
wiped a fleck of cookie off his jacket
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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface
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Recent Examples of fleck
Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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
Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
For the half portion, a quarter chicken dons a film of crispy chicken skin flecked with sea salt and tender meat underneath.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
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Noun
My steak, which was cooked to perfection, featured a dusting of luxurious gold flecks.
—Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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
Verb
Fields are flecked with yellow goldenrod; branches offer pomegranates like the arms of expert jugglers.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
For the half portion, a quarter chicken dons a film of crispy chicken skin flecked with sea salt and tender meat underneath.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 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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When pumping was sped up, the water created a vortex in each opening that allowed water, but not particles, through.Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
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Sand Sand particles feel gritty between your fingers.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 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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If the support for carbon pricing was higher in 2024 compared to 2018, the dots would be above the 45-degree line.Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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This Holiday Season 19 of 38 Modern Decorating Idea for a Christmas Kitchen Sprigs of greenery dot different areas of this kitchen.Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Any potential traveler to Antarctica who gets even the slightest bit queasy in rough waters views a sail to the White Continent with trepidation.Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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There was a fair bit of hand-wringing entering Tuesday’s contest about where or if Jeff Skinner fit into the equation.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 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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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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Drinking enough water and eating foods high in fiber (like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains) can help ease constipation, which is a common endometriosis symptom.910 Increasing fiber can also help reduce estrogen levels.Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
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The more people a tribe could sustain through efficient management of grain and plant food, the more the tribe could grow in numbers, requiring more food, more grain, more meat and fish to thrive.John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Fleck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleck. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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