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Recent Examples of polka dot
The most complete part of the house is Carrie’s bed, with a polka dot duvet, linen sheets, and striped pillow shams that all look fancy enough to have been purchased at ABC Carpet & Home, but clash enough that the store wouldn’t have paired them together for display.
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Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
Shot by Campbell Addy, the K-pop star wears a sheer polka dot look from Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello amid tumbling rose petals.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
The small polka dot makes for a fun design detail without becoming twee, or dating itself.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2025
On May 8, the Princess of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey wearing one of her signature long-sleeve midi dresses in what’s already becoming the season’s hottest print: polka dots.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
Shot by Campbell Addy, the K-pop star wears a sheer polka dot look from Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello amid tumbling rose petals.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
The small polka dot makes for a fun design detail without becoming twee, or dating itself.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 25 May 2025
On May 8, the Princess of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey wearing one of her signature long-sleeve midi dresses in what’s already becoming the season’s hottest print: polka dots.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polka dot
Noun
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My thick Florida grass is plagued by fuzzy patches where my robomower cut imperfectly.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The gentle water-bath heating method helps distribute warmth evenly across the bottle, avoiding hot spots or cold patches.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The previous dot plot, released in March, had the same median projection.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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For example, Apple's Face ID employs infrared dot projection and on-device AI to prevent spoofing.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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There were also triangles of golden tomatoes and speckles of pickled red onion throughout.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Their backs are a mixture of cream dots, orange-ish speckles and brown blotches.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2025
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Nebular patches alternate with blotches of jet; just visible in the foreground is a circle of white dots crossed with lines that meet at its center, like a spoked wheel of stars.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 May 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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Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Train staff to test AI recommendations, spot inconsistencies and flag biases.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Under the new name, Grimaldi’s still drew heavy traffic to Brooklyn, where hungry diners sought signature pies with white splotches of fresh mozzarella baked in minutes over a blazing heap of anthracite coal.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Jennifer worked knee-deep in oil for months, returning home reeking of fumes, covered in black splotches and breaking out in rashes and suffering headaches.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The gloss comes in six sheer shades, ranging from clear to a purple hue, and four of them include shimmery flecks that’ll catch the light to make your lips look even juicier.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
4 June 2025
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Miniature crystals dot the brown enamel to look like flecks of salt.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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“Polka dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polka%20dot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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