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inkblot

British  
/ ˈɪŋkˌblɒt /

noun

  1. psychol an abstract patch of ink, one of ten commonly used in the Rorschach test

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Is there a better inkblot test for America right now than reaction to Bad Bunny being the halftime act for Super Bowl LX?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

Like a psychologist's inkblot test, it was possible to look at England's work, draw on different aspects and reach very different conclusions.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023

The map they made from these observations shows the Milky Way appearing like a squashed inkblot, with the sun near the center.

From Scientific American • Aug. 4, 2023

The three may have combined to produce post-sunset skies on the western horizon that seemed to represent a sort of meteorological inkblot test.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022

He tolld me the ink on the card was calld inkblot.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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