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  • past tense form of spot.
  • past participle of spot.
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spotted

[spot-id] / ˈspɒt ɪd /


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Shadow — Jackie’s junior by two years — was spotted Wednesday with a subadult eagle on a favorite perch tree.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

So do the animal-shaped wool carpets that riff on traditional skin rugs by using vegetarian-friendly materials to create colorful, flattened creatures: a fiery, spotted cheetah; a purple-striped dodo; a particularly silly mammoth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The online outpouring of love for Jimothy has also since translated into the real world - with one local artist celebrating him with a mural in the neighbourhood of Ballard, where he was first spotted.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The researchers found significant variability in the advice and spotted some potential demographic biases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Her hands were small and lacked the strength to push the needle through the thickness of the cloth, and her fingers were spotted with blood where the needle had slipped.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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