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speckled

  • past participle
    of speckle.
    speckle
    noun
    a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
  • past tense form
    of speckle.
    speckle
    noun
    a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
  • a word derived from speckle.
    speckle
    noun
    a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.

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Prized vinyl records and vintage audio equipment are nothing more than a blank mush, speckled with ashes and broken pieces.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

There was bracing Pep-O-Mint, cool Wint-O-Green, sharp Spear-O-Mint, clear Crysto Mint and festive Stik-O-Pep, speckled red and white like a candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

You wait until the bananas are nearly gone — soft, speckled, with that distinct on-the-edge-of-death banana smell — and turn them into something new.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Common rattlesnakes in California include the Mojave, northern Pacific, red, sidewinder, speckled, and western diamondback rattlesnakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

Plug’s hooves crunched against the stubby prairie grass, speckled with little cactus.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson