splotch
Example Sentences
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Even a healthy apple is susceptible to bitter pit, a disorder that marks the skin with black splotches and ruins the fruit’s flesh.
The Western United States has experienced an unprecedented number of wildfires in recent years, and some have ripped across the Owyhees, leaving splotches of burned land behind.
From Seattle Times
A lone splotch of orange poppies was also visible.
From Los Angeles Times
In visible-light imaging from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, these appeared as separate splotches.
From Science Daily
The ball splotching into a puddle of water was Ruidiaz demonstrating how unplayable the grass field was for the Sounders’ road match Saturday against the Philadelphia Union.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
