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pockmarked

/ ˈpɒkˌmɑːkd /

adjective

  1. abounding in pockmarks

“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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Decades of decline have pockmarked the city, including some now-famous failings.

One piece depicts the moon, its surface pockmarked by craters.

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America is pockmarked by millions of oil and gas wells that petered out over decades.

The smart shops and restaurants running down to the beach are now pockmarked with shrapnel and bullet holes, the park with its French-manicured trees, is buried under grey rubble.

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After 23 months of war, it now lies in ruins, pockmarked by craters, with burned-out wards and bullet holes.

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