as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup
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Robert Pattinson is unrecognizable with a long blonde hair transformation and lipstick smeared all over his face in a new photoshoot.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Outdated Vanity Lights Is your vanity light caked in dust and smeared with eight different paint colors from two decades of DIY paint jobs?—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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Beyond cost and cleanliness In conventional battery production, active materials, carbon additives and binders are mixed into a wet slurry, coated onto metal foil and dried.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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Dip each marshmallow in butter, then in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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His office in the church is painted in deep burgundy and green, with an overstuffed couch to welcome visitors and his father’s war decorations hanging prominently.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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However, the tricolor blend of calico hair is reduced to two opposing shades, which are painted in horizontal bands across the head, in the halo aesthetic.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Bedaub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaub. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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