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polka-dot

[poh-kuh] / ˈpoʊ kə /


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On this Sunday, one of those items was a well-loved blue polka-dot romper with puff sleeves, which Mansi found at a vintage store years earlier, and she sold it for $20.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., wearing a dark suit and a green polka-dot tie, was working at his desk in the U.S.

From New York Times • May 18, 2024

Niewiadoma won the best climber’s polka-dot jersey while Kopecky collected the green jersey for best sprinter.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2023

A film and text on the wall give context, like Kusama’s experience with mental illness, that help you understand that the polka-dot painting and sculpture you see are part of her “art medicine.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

The kitchen door squeaked open and in waltzed Miss Mallory, a polka-dot tablecloth folded in her arms.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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