as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect
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Recent Examples of marble
Each tag is unique due to the intricate marbling process, ensuring that no one will mistake your bag for their own.
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Amy Jurries, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
Duroc ham has a deep red color and lots of marbling, resulting in tender, flavorful meat.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Dunk them into a water marbling bath, then paint the tops metallic and add a satin bow to hang them.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Amy Jurries, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
Duroc ham has a deep red color and lots of marbling, resulting in tender, flavorful meat.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Dunk them into a water marbling bath, then paint the tops metallic and add a satin bow to hang them.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marble
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If desired, sprinkle a tiny pinch of sea salt on top for an extra flavor kick.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Inside, you’re greeted by a massive vintage armoire; several more candelabras are sprinkled throughout.—
Michael Cuby,
Them,
26 Feb. 2025
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Blackened vegetation dotted the hillsides rising above Pacific Coast Highway.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Graffiti, street stickers, and paintings dot the streets, suggesting that millions of Berliners bike through an invisible Fourth Reich that is rising all around them.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Basically, color bleeding is when the dye of clothes seeps into the water during a wash cycles and stains other clothes in the load.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Headless mannequins wearing the shirts of Marlon, William and Matheus Pereira — stained in red to resemble blood — were hung days after Cruzeiro’s penalty defeat to America MG in the Campeonato Mineiro semi-finals.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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McFadden peppered both sides with questions during arguments over a lawsuit the AP filed Friday saying that its 1st Amendment rights were being violated by the ban, which began gradually two weeks ago.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Less than 24 hours after Smart’s trade from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Washington Wizards became official, youngsters Bilal Coulibaly and Bub Carrington peppered him with questions about how to become better defenders.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, yarn is often made out of synthetic fibers like acrylic or nylon, and even if the yarn is made of natural fibers like wool or cotton, it is often dyed or treated with chemicals.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2025
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However, the tannins in coffee can dye fabrics if left untreated.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images Eagle-eyed fans spotted the same white Loro Piana bag in Meghan’s February 14 Instagram post, which showed her and Harry sharing a sweet Valentine’s Day kiss.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
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Fans have spotted the alter egos on billboards all around the country, as well as on Roan’s Instagram.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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Shilpa lovingly stroked cloth flecked with gold that clocked in at 380 euros a meter, and visualized the shawl that could be made from it.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Image But the quality is dubious: smelly, cloudy and flecked with debris.—
Abu Bakr Bashir,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marble. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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