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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
speck ; almost too small to see.
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the Pacific they learned the names of a hundred specklike islands: the Marshalls, the Solomons, the Marianas; Guadalcanal and, most memorably, Iwo Jima -- all of them briefly lit up with bursts of flak and the fire of flamethrowers.
Americans Go To War 2008
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In the Pacific they learned the names of a hundred specklike islands: the Marshalls, the Solomons, the Marianas, Guadalcanal and, most memorably, Iwo Jima -- all of them briefly lit up with bursts of flak and the fire of flamethrowers.
The World At War 2008
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And so sprung up the tale of a boy who finds strange, specklike treasures, and the unforgettable creature who watches over them while they grow.
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Unable to lift his arms, Riker ignored the specklike insects that swarmed silently around him, hovering millimeters above the water’s surface.
A Time to Kill David Mack 2004
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Unable to lift his arms, Riker ignored the specklike insects that swarmed silently around him, hovering millimeters above the water’s surface.
A Time to Kill David Mack 2004
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Unable to lift his arms, Riker ignored the specklike insects that swarmed silently around him, hovering millimeters above the water’s surface.
A Time to Kill David Mack 2004
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