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Recent Examples of pockmarked
Chuky’s face was pockmarked and flat-browed, with heavy, sagging eyelids that might’ve been extra-weighted by the liquor.
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Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks later, Putin was upstaged by Zelensky, who posted a video of a visit to Kupiansk, wearing body armor and standing in front of a pockmarked – and very geolocatable – sign.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Debris covers the muddy, pockmarked road, geolocated by NBC News to southern Pokrovsk — the city where fierce battles are taking place amid Russia's push to advance deeper into eastern Ukraine.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
BepiColumbo conducted a close flyby of Mercury in January, taking some spectacular images of its pockmarked surface.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Within a year, Forest had been relegated and Clough — visibly unwell, face reddened and pockmarked — had been ushered into retirement, aged 58.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks later, Putin was upstaged by Zelensky, who posted a video of a visit to Kupiansk, wearing body armor and standing in front of a pockmarked – and very geolocatable – sign.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Debris covers the muddy, pockmarked road, geolocated by NBC News to southern Pokrovsk — the city where fierce battles are taking place amid Russia's push to advance deeper into eastern Ukraine.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
BepiColumbo conducted a close flyby of Mercury in January, taking some spectacular images of its pockmarked surface.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Within a year, Forest had been relegated and Clough — visibly unwell, face reddened and pockmarked — had been ushered into retirement, aged 58.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockmarked
Adjective
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According to common depictions of his family’s dynamic, Mamdani inherited his leftist political ideology from his father, the anti-colonialist Columbia professor, and his dimpled charm and flair for the theatrical from his filmmaker mother.—
Rebecca Traister,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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The hill sits off a dirt road and takes a bit of trudging up before the dimpled geodes start appearing in earnest.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Some 127 years after its opening, the grande dame of St Moritz continues to draw glamorous guests to its cavernous halls, forever teetering gracefully between Alpine rustic and positively regal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the bedroom, rather than doing their best to brighten up the room, which is small and has only one window, Adams and Tolles leaned into the room’s cavernous energy and painted it dark blue.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pockmarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmarked. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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