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, the brand recommends working your cream or liquid foundation into the brush, before stippling into your skin.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Then stipple a blush brush’s bristles into the product and buff onto your cheeks.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
For best results, blend out in a stippling motion with either a makeup sponge or flat blush brush.
—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
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Then stipple a blush brush’s bristles into the product and buff onto your cheeks.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
For best results, blend out in a stippling motion with either a makeup sponge or flat blush brush.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipple
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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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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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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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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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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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“Stipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipple. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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