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Recent Examples of spotty Very large hail, damaging wind gusts, spotty flash flooding and a few brief tornadoes are possible. Kyle David, ABC News, 26 June 2025 The energy equation in state with spotty grid track record There are also concerns about the energy needs of the facility, even though Entergy has committed to generate massive amounts of electricity to support it. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 25 June 2025 The team sees Gemini Robotics On-Device as ideal for environments where connectivity to the cloud is spotty or non-existent. ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025 Gone are the spotty frame rates and weird visual glitches, all that’s left is one of the last great mascot platformers—the end of the 1990s, in video game form. Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for spotty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotty
Adjective
  • Hamas long ago expended the vast majority of its rocket arsenal, able now to launch only sporadic rockets that have near-zero impact.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
  • Establishing clear objectives from the beginning is important for avoiding vague goals, sporadic communication or unclear accountability.
    Casey Halbach, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • However, the available data indicates that for the past several months there has been a persistent presence of hydrogen sulfide, causing intermittent exposure to levels that some studies and environmental health experts suggest can cause respiratory complications.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • Itasca received intermittent voice messages from Earhart as her signal increased.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • The 32-year-old spent the last two seasons exclusively in the NHL after grinding his way through AHL seasons with the occasional call-up.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • Disruption today is built-in—an ever-present reality, not just an occasional glitch.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • The plane made erratic maneuvers and several mayday calls before disappearing, the report said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
  • China’s export growth has shown some resilience in recent months, even as the erratic U.S. tariff policies disrupted global trade.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 July 2025

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“Spotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotty. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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