marble

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 Each tag is unique due to the intricate marbling process, ensuring that no one will mistake your bag for their own. Amy Jurries, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024 Duroc ham has a deep red color and lots of marbling, resulting in tender, flavorful meat. Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024 Dunk them into a water marbling bath, then paint the tops metallic and add a satin bow to hang them. Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024 The score is based on the amount of marbling in the meat. Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for marble
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Verb
  • Push the button and voila – exactly the right flavorings are sprinkled down into your recipe.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with holy water were to be the accommodating ministrations.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • Stray disposable plates and cups dot the apartment.
    David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Mounds of garbage bags, some several feet high, dot the red-brick streets like pins on a corkboard.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • Its players are turncoats whose legacies are forever stained.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Be careful and don’t use it every wash because these products can stain your hair with a pink or lavender tint.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • The whole salad is scattered with mint and pepper flakes that provide a visual and flavor boost that not only appeals to the eye but also really makes the mango dressing pop more so.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Guadarrama eyed her up and down, took some measurements, made a few quick alterations, and then began to pepper her with questions about her bra.
    Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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  • In February Brown dyed her hair from golden brown to platinum blonde and began emulating the voluminous hairstyles of ’90s icons like Pamela Anderson and Jessica Simpson, with the red carpet outfits to match.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The other featured a trio of lamb, chicken, and prawns, the last dyed a near-neon pink with paprika.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • Raducanu spotted him and approached the umpire in tears during the second game, retreating behind the official’s chair.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The two were most recently spotted together at Los Angeles’ Birds Street Cafe on Sunday (Mar. 23).
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • The country is flecked with teams who have late-blooming point guards or undersized small forwards who couldn’t play at Duke or Kansas but have grown into skilled college players.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Shilpa lovingly stroked cloth flecked with gold that clocked in at 380 euros a meter, and visualized the shawl that could be made from it.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Marble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marble. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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