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Recent Examples of birthmark
Emma, 27, who works in retail and has scars from childhood surgeries that removed a potentially cancerous birthmark, takes some time to open up.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
The medium-coverage foundation evened out my skin tone and covered a prominent birthmark, all while maintaining a luminous, skin-like finish.
—Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
Arnau, a park ranger, finds the corpse of a woman who shares the same unusual birthmark as him and his daughter.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
As the last crimson tint of the birthmark—that sole token of human imperfection—faded from her cheek, the parting breath of the now perfect woman passed into the atmosphere, and her soul, lingering a moment near her husband, took its heavenward flight.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
The medium-coverage foundation evened out my skin tone and covered a prominent birthmark, all while maintaining a luminous, skin-like finish.
—Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
Arnau, a park ranger, finds the corpse of a woman who shares the same unusual birthmark as him and his daughter.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
As the last crimson tint of the birthmark—that sole token of human imperfection—faded from her cheek, the parting breath of the now perfect woman passed into the atmosphere, and her soul, lingering a moment near her husband, took its heavenward flight.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthmark
Noun
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He was almost immediately smitten with Sadie, who has a Liv Tyler–esque elfin beauty: all freckles, blue eyes, and pale skin.—
Rebecca Cope,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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The incongruity between Felix’s looks — freckles! — and his bass-deep voice has enraptured people much more strong-willed than me.—
Megan Frampton,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Six moles are served throughout the night, including for dessert.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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There are a few possibilities for non-gopher holes, including the Norway rat, voles, moles, rabbits, ground squirrels and snakes, which don’t dig their own underground burrows but take over old tunnels and improve upon them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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These grow to form blotches that have lighter and darker zones appearing as irregular concentric rings that grow throughout the season until the entire leaf turns black and dies.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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This was a black one with blotches faintly outlined in pale yellow, a beautiful but deadly looking animal.—
Dr. C. E. Kuschel,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lobby’s elevator doors opened and a woman with a giant white saucer on her head and a matching floor-length coat, embellished with red splotches that evoked stab wounds, slowly exited.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Mold doesn’t always announce itself with dark splotches on a wall or ceiling.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Sunset picnics stretch for hours, multigenerational families claiming the same patch of sand summer after summer.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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The ants can also be pests by creating bare patches around their nests.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Birthmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthmark. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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