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
His go-to technique starts with tailoring prep to skin type, stippling in foundation, and using strategic spot-concealing.
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 May 2025
Leaf-sucking spider mites stipple the foliage when the shrubs are planted in hot, dry areas.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
When blended in a stippling motion, foundation melts into your complexion for a natural finish.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
For best results, the brand recommends working your cream or liquid foundation into the brush, before stippling into your skin.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 May 2025
Leaf-sucking spider mites stipple the foliage when the shrubs are planted in hot, dry areas.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
When blended in a stippling motion, foundation melts into your complexion for a natural finish.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
For best results, the brand recommends working your cream or liquid foundation into the brush, before stippling into your skin.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipple
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The Jags traded a haul of picks to the Cleveland Browns to move up to No. 2 for two-way sensation Travis Hunter, effectively dotting the exclamation point on the new regime’s bold offseason.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Freudenberger was inspired by the Central Coast’s unique ecosystem, which is dotted with Monterey pines, cypress trees, and tide pools.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
23 July 2025
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Swap the bananas for berries or apple slices and sprinkle with cinnamon for a flavor change.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
25 July 2025
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Sherbrooke is easily walkable with microbreweries, art museums and galleries, and vintage shops sprinkling the downtown core, and, of course, excellent poutine that rivals Montreal and Quebec City.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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However, the damage was done, thanks to the anchoring bias where the news broke, it was already stained in people’s memory.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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It was stained in several places, disintegrating around the edges, and already yellowing due to years of exposure to air and sunlight and, quite possibly, pipe tobacco.—
Darcy Ballantyne
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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Original price: $109.99 Get Crocs' signature marbled look in a sneaker version with the Echo Storm marble clog.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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The marbling itself is called shimofuri and makes for tender cuts of beef that melt in your mouth.—
Yukari Sakamoto,
AFAR Media,
12 June 2025
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In 1979, Vincent McMahon, who ran the World Wrestling Federation, met Bollea and reportedly wanted to give him an Irish name and dye his hair red.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Barron sometimes covers them in liquid latex to prevent dyeing the vinyl.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Stipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipple. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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