inkblot
noun
ink·blot ˈiŋk-ˌblät 
variants or ink blot or ink-blot
1
: a blot of ink
2
: any of several cards showing blots of ink for use in psychological testing
also : inkblot test
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Thomas Ferrell, 74, got an upper armband inspired by one of Bruce Conner’s inkblot drawings 15 years ago at age 60. —
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 Perhaps not best from a story perspective, but best in terms of its overall production quality in a game that mostly has to do story beats through in-game dialogue or more non-cinematic cutscenes like the inkblot ones. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Inside you’ll find McSweeney’s Anthology of Contemporary Literature, a portfolio of inkblot art by Spiegelman, and, for your friends who follow the literary world like its a sport, three packs of author trading cards. —Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 Graham never expressly defines founder mode in his essay, and in the more than 72 hours of intense—and occasionally bizarre—online discourse that followed Graham’s essay, the topic seemed to take on a Rorschach test quality as people projected their own ideals onto Graham’s inkblot. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inkblot
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 Perhaps not best from a story perspective, but best in terms of its overall production quality in a game that mostly has to do story beats through in-game dialogue or more non-cinematic cutscenes like the inkblot ones. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Inside you’ll find McSweeney’s Anthology of Contemporary Literature, a portfolio of inkblot art by Spiegelman, and, for your friends who follow the literary world like its a sport, three packs of author trading cards. —Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 Graham never expressly defines founder mode in his essay, and in the more than 72 hours of intense—and occasionally bizarre—online discourse that followed Graham’s essay, the topic seemed to take on a Rorschach test quality as people projected their own ideals onto Graham’s inkblot. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inkblot
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inkblot
noun
ink·blot ˈiŋk-ˌblät
: any of several plates showing blots of ink for use in psychological testing
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