as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
the bribery scandal was a blot on his reputation
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Recent Examples of blot
Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
There, an opaque, baseball-size blot was visible on his imaging results.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 16 Jan. 2025
Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Make sure to blot instead of rubbing, which can push the stain deeper into the material, and work from the outside in to prevent spreading.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Dab with a clean damp cloth to remove soapy residue, then blot dry.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
There, an opaque, baseball-size blot was visible on his imaging results.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
If the skin around the stoma is irritated, sprinkle some ostomy protective powder and gently blot it.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Make sure to blot instead of rubbing, which can push the stain deeper into the material, and work from the outside in to prevent spreading.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blot
Noun
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One shopper even spilled cranberry juice on theirs with no residual stains.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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In the names of Jackie Robinson and the O’Malley family, don’t put a stain on one of the greatest Dodgers championships ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The other featured a trio of lamb, chicken, and prawns, the last dyed a near-neon pink with paprika.—
Hannah Goldfield,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Clooney even dyed his hair brown, forgoing his classic salt and pepper locks, presumably for the role.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Researchers from Oregon State sent a bunch of Oregon pinot — some with smoke taint, some smoke-free — over to New Zealand for a taste test.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His guests, their faces blotched from exertion, stare upward in dismay.—
Thomas Palmer,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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Still, in the contents of this collection, some blotched with stray fingerprints or grease splatters, O’Keeffe left traces of her daily effort to maintain Abiquiu as a sanctuary.—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2020
Verb
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Stray disposable plates and cups dot the apartment.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mounds of garbage bags, some several feet high, dot the red-brick streets like pins on a corkboard.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Blot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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