as in to dot
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
the sunlight falling through the lace curtain stippled her face
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Recent Examples of stipple
For best results, blend out in a stippling motion with either a makeup sponge or flat blush brush.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
Yellow stippling on plant leaves and sticky honeydew residue can be signs of pests, but pests can also cause leaf wilting and stunted growth.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
Pests can sometimes invade houseplant collections and cause issues, like yellow stippling on plant leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
Spider mites can stipple the foliage during hot, dry weather.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2024
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
Yellow stippling on plant leaves and sticky honeydew residue can be signs of pests, but pests can also cause leaf wilting and stunted growth.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
Pests can sometimes invade houseplant collections and cause issues, like yellow stippling on plant leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
Spider mites can stipple the foliage during hot, dry weather.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipple
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With cranes dotting the skyline and modern buildings materializing everywhere, one uniquely sweet reminder of a simpler Boise remains downtown.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Scribe's notebook tool features 18 different page templates, such as lined, graph, and dotted paper, along with weekly planners and musical tablature.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Push the button and voila – exactly the right flavorings are sprinkled down into your recipe.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with holy water were to be the accommodating ministrations.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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If Bonhoeffer’s example is used to justify more far-right Christian violence in America, that would be another tragedy — and a cruel irony that would stain the legacy of a man who gave up everything to confront a tyrant.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Pérez's manager, Enrique Paulino, spoke to reporters at the scene, his shirt stained with blood.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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There’s a nice mix of experience and youth marbled through the lineup, with Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers leading the offence.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat.—
Reia Li,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Dec. 2024
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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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In the sleeping quarters, A 20th-century textile dyed with persimmons hangs above the bed, which is dressed with Città linens and a piece of Nishijin silk from Kimono Hojo.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Stipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipple. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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