mottled
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He cuts one open to show me the inside, mottled brown and floury.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Soon enough, trees everywhere were showing blotchy, mottled, yellowed leaves and suffering from twig dieback and sparse foliage.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Bartram's bass display a light golden color with dark brown blotches along their sides, a mottled belly, and fins with a rosy tint.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
“So really, the story of this building and her gift, part of the energy for it was, where do you leave these legacies?” said Govan, looking at the paintings on the mottled gray concrete walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
All Samir owned was a pack mule, a pile of mottled wool, a few coins, the near-dead donkey Rostam, and now me—a pet monkey.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Of Mice and Men
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