as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect
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Recent Examples of marble
The water-marbling paint set is suitable for kids of all ages and adults.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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
American bacon is typically a much fattier cut of meat due to lots of marbling, notes Shore.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
This ham is spiraled and salty, with lots of yummy marbling around the sides.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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
American bacon is typically a much fattier cut of meat due to lots of marbling, notes Shore.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marble
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There are access points sprinkled across the waterfront.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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There’s a few PPA Challengers sprinkled in, but the main pros are on MLP duty for a while.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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And today, over a century after logging ceased in 1918, Converse Basin Grove remains a patchwork of young conifer plantations and open meadows dotted with massive stumps.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Inside, three bedrooms and four baths are spread across almost 2,300 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of stone and wide-plank French oak floors, arched doorways, and whitewashed wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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Plus, the matte, two-tone color scheme helps resist staining, maintaining the spoons' stylish appeal over time.—
Toby Rose,
Parents,
22 May 2025
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Then, once completed, pasting begins, where mud from the henna plant is placed atop the area to stain.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
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Still, the political digs are peppered in the string.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
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Relying heavily on his four-seam fastball, Ryan peppered the zone and struck out the side in the second and third innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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It was dyed pink, and had blue tufts on each corner.—
Sam Kean,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2025
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Fellow Oscar winner and close friend Clooney dyed his famous silver strands brunette for his Broadway debut in the stage production of Good Night, and Good Luck.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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With a portfolio that has included Apple, Google, WhatsApp, and Stripe, Sequoia’s longstanding dominance on the list is an indicator of the firm’s ability to spot visionary founders and back them through all stages of growth.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The website also noted that in 2015, a tourist from Pennsylvania visiting the north end of Edisto Island spotted a bone sticking out of the mud and collected several of them before they got washed away by the high tide.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Picture palm trees and lush river valleys, wild chickens whose feathers are flecked with turquoise.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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Nice flavors include Italian Butter Cookie (cookie pieces flecked into Speculoos ice cream with brown sugar and cinnamon) and Espresso Royale (dark roast coffee flavor with a blend of Ethiopian and Sumatra beans, with hints of vanilla and brown sugar).—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marble. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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