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Recent Examples of polka dot
The proud mom of two posted a few photos of her newborn daughter, Elvis, cuddling with her baby girl Malibu, who wore a pink and white polka dot blanket that matched her own robe.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
There were also looks in vintage lace over 30 years old, oodles of polka dot ruffles and feathers hot off the Milanese runway.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
And is partial to the odd polka dot too.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The polka dot elements were striking especially when paired with minimal jewelry and black pumps.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 16 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
There were also looks in vintage lace over 30 years old, oodles of polka dot ruffles and feathers hot off the Milanese runway.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
And is partial to the odd polka dot too.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The polka dot elements were striking especially when paired with minimal jewelry and black pumps.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dot
Noun
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Her flare-ups have left behind patches of hyperpigmentation where her skin is noticeably darker and ashy.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Allure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, these strips can also act as a pimple patch for your nose, treating whiteheads and blackheads simultaneously.—
Daley Quinn,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Former Playhouse Gang member Shaun Weiss needed to connect the dots.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Wait to connect the dots after, instead of before, the hard evidence is in.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brightness uniformity is claimed to be 95%, and laser speckles are reduced by up to 97%.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Bigmouth Buffalo Is In No Hurry To Grow Its Population Broad-bodied, olive-toned and often dusted with copper or black speckles, the bigmouth buffalo, or Ictiobus cyprinellus, can grow over four feet long and tip the scales at 80 pounds.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But this season, the one with the 4-15-0 blotch on the calendar from late November to early January, there’s no way to feel OK about Sunday.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The fish have white faces with a black blotch in front of the eyes, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bald Eagle Livestream Viewership of the nest cam ramped up with news of the pips.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That means, if everything goes perfect, Miami’s likely competing for a AFC wild card spot unless Buffalo’s MVP quarterback, Josh Allen, suffers some tragic injury, or retires in the coming months.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Voters in Mansfield will decide the mayor’s race and three spots on the City Council: Places 1, 2 and 5.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its body is covered in an irregular mix of dark brown patches, ivory splotches and yellow-orange bumps.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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French astronomer Charles Messier had catalogued more than one hundred of these fuzzy splotches in the late seventeenth century, and then the Herschel family used large reflecting telescopes to find even more.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Mar. 2025
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For me, there’s nothing more disappointing in a carrot cake than one that is light-colored and airy like, well, cake with flecks of carrots in it.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Plus, because of the wet look the pair have struck on, her color looks darker, too—interspersed with golden flecks and darker, acorn tones.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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