dot
noun
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
has dotted
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present perfectof dot (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Penaud forms a lethal wing partnership with fellow Bordeaux-Begles flier Louis Bielle-Biarrey who has dotted down 18 times this term.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Holguín then drapes them with assorted patterns of brocateado, wavering webs of gold-leaf that he has dotted with the flat edge of a very sharp brush.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
He has dotted the leaderboard all year, finishing fourth at Bristol and Talladega, and second at Las Vegas and Kansas.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
That kind of parental realization has dotted the region.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2016
For the supplying of this auto armada, Uncle Sam, who seems to have overlooked nothing, has dotted the main routes from the Atlantic coast of France up to the fighting lines with gasoline stations.
From The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
