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dotting

  • present participle of dot.

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Traci Park won the Los Angeles City Council’s 11th District seat in 2022 on a promise to clean up the rising number of homeless encampments dotting the affluent Westside district.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

From the airport lounge to roundabouts dotting Benin's economic capital Cotonou, images of his smiling face framed by his round glasses have been prominent for weeks.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Few of Portugal’s many hill towns dotting the border with Spain can claim to be as unapologetically spare and atmospheric as Castelo Rodrigo.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

This camp, and countless others dotting the country, house millions of Syrians whose homes still lie in utter ruin.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2026

The girl scampered back to the house, raindrops dotting her hair like silver beads.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman