age spots
plural noun
: benign flat spots of dark pigmentation on the skin (as from exposure to the sun) occurring especially among older people
called also liver spots
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This treatment also includes a lightening agent to help fade sun and age spots from the delicate skin of your hands, or a summer spent planted firmly in the sun.
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Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Premature Aging Some of the most common signs of aging skin include wrinkles, age spots, and dryness.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
For instance age spots also called solar lentigo develop from sun exposure over time and are thought to be the result of ultraviolet radiation.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Was this blemish somewhat new, or had it, like the rest of the decay in her life—the age spots that bloomed like lichen across the top of her hands, the foreshortening plait of her spine—been stealthily creeping up on her?
—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
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Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Premature Aging Some of the most common signs of aging skin include wrinkles, age spots, and dryness.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
For instance age spots also called solar lentigo develop from sun exposure over time and are thought to be the result of ultraviolet radiation.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Was this blemish somewhat new, or had it, like the rest of the decay in her life—the age spots that bloomed like lichen across the top of her hands, the foreshortening plait of her spine—been stealthily creeping up on her?
—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
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“Age spots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20spots. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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