as in scar
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building
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Recent Examples of pockmark
The Patriots released kicker Justin Rohrwasser this past week, leaving another pockmark on Bill Belichick’s draft record.
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BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
Smaller collisions occur more often, so the pattern of pockmarks on Ryugu could have been produced in just nine million years.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2020
One-time pollution episodes left further pockmarks in the nation’s mussel beds.
—Marion Renault, Wired, 18 Apr. 2020
The pop-up camera gave you a front camera without any screen blemishes at all, and now OnePlus has downgraded with a pockmark in the top-left corner of the phone.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2020
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BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
Smaller collisions occur more often, so the pattern of pockmarks on Ryugu could have been produced in just nine million years.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2020
One-time pollution episodes left further pockmarks in the nation’s mussel beds.
—Marion Renault, Wired, 18 Apr. 2020
The pop-up camera gave you a front camera without any screen blemishes at all, and now OnePlus has downgraded with a pockmark in the top-left corner of the phone.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2020
See All Example Sentences for pockmark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockmark
Noun
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The metaphor of showing her scars to him is a very literal metaphor, but she’s never felt the real love that comes from somebody truly seeing you.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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Minor flooding, mud slides, rock slides, and debris flows may occur with the most intense activity, especially in and around burn scars.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tesla is recalling substantially all units of the Cybertruck pickup over a defect that could cause a panel to fly off in traffic.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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Teslas have infamously run right into the broadsides of trucks on Autopilot, but it’s been regularly ruled that is not any sort of defect in Autopilot, which is not designed to be or expected to be perfect at that task.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dark brown blotches with black edges dot its back, sometimes joining together to form bands.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Doctors could see white blotches and smears around those dark spaces, indicating lesions.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Ronettes Was 78 This marks yet another collaboration for A24 and Jenkins, including Best Picture winner Moonlight and the upcoming Sundance darling Sorry, Baby, on which Jenkins served as a producer.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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More: Chief Justice Roberts' rebuke marks growing Trump showdown with judiciary Widely available online, the kits are popular not only with gun hobbyists but also with minors and criminals unable to buy a regulated firearm that has a serial number and transfer records so it can be traced.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Pockmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockmark. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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