as in colored
having blotches of two or more colors
a marbled chocolate and vanilla cake
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as in sprinkled
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 marbled
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Instead, Kelly Welch, founder of Organized by KW, advises using matching marbled containers to discreetly store these products in plain sight.
—Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Rooms are painted a soothing gray, with marbled wallpaper, stained glass windows, and colorful decor serving as delightful pops of whimsy.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Onyx slabs resembling marbled cake highlight the bathroom, which includes a steam shower and French limestone floors.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Yes, there are prime-aged, marbled steaks in all shapes and sizes, each served with Nick & Sam’s signature steak sauce.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Instead, Kelly Welch, founder of Organized by KW, advises using matching marbled containers to discreetly store these products in plain sight.
—Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Rooms are painted a soothing gray, with marbled wallpaper, stained glass windows, and colorful decor serving as delightful pops of whimsy.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Onyx slabs resembling marbled cake highlight the bathroom, which includes a steam shower and French limestone floors.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marbled
Adjective
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Interior designer Eric Hughes and architect Gordon Kahn customized the place for Cohen's taste, which features blue kitchen cabinets with gold hardware, colorful wallpaper prints — and of course, a disco ball.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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At the height of their popularity in the 1630s, a bona fide tulip mania swept through the country, and single bulbs of the most colorful species were worth more than their weight in gold.—
Chris Schalkx,
AFAR Media,
14 Feb. 2025
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In a bamboo forest of southwestern China, a spotted creature perched on a plant.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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And, during the Covid-19 lockdowns, the Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo put out a call for volunteers to video chat with its spotted garden eels, which had reportedly grown shy from the lack of human interaction.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.—
Howard Garrett,
Dallas News,
16 Aug. 2021
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Click on the state Division of Oil, Gas & Geo-thermal Resources well-finder map, which shows both active and inactive sites, and L.A. becomes blotched with black.—
Matt Jaffe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 Feb. 2018
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The streamer peppered Dittmann with a number of questions related to Musk, referring to Grimes and the New Year’s Day Las Vegas bombing in which the suspect blew up a Tesla Cybertruck.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Bengals also smartly peppered tight end Mike Gesicki into the game plan.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.—
Christopher Michel,
Country Living,
2 Feb. 2023
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Two types of beans (black and pinto) bring the protein count in this healthy enchilada casserole up to 19 grams per serving.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Its body is about 2.2 inches long and covered with mottled bumps, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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But there’s something dingy and gross, like mottled drifts of old snow, about the overweening influence of Trump’s courtiers and their grubbing relationship with a president so obviously enamored of money and flattery.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Marbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marbled. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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