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adjective

as in gaudy

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bedaubed

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verb

past tense of bedaub

as in smeared

to rub an oily or sticky substance over the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup

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Adjective

Investors, though, decided those gaudy numbers weren’t enough.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
The yacht has gaudy chandeliers, shiny fittings, a glass elevator and more marble and mosaic tiles than most Italian villas.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaudy

Verb

Camille can still picture Burke standing over her, fake blood smeared across her dress.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
There’s rarely anything as straightforward as a kick drum, a hi-hat, or even a bassline here; instead, everything is smeared, all origins occulted in a thicket of echoes and reflections.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of smeared

Adjective

And, as if that wasn’t enough, Target’s promotional ads featured a Black boy modeling the garish get-up.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Steps away, other Israeli activists fashion animals out of balloons, while a couple in garish wigs and clown makeup wildly wave their arms in a routine that prompts roars of laughter.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of garish

Verb

The building's pine ceilings were in disrepair and its brick walls were damaged, poorly painted, or defaced with graffiti.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Ahead of the center’s ribbon-cutting, CEO and President Kara Waddell painted a picture of a student-parent showing up for their first day of school while carrying their school supplies and their child.

— Lina Ruiz September 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of painted

Adjective

Tall sedums, like ‘Autumn Joy,’ are famed for their big and showy flowers, which dry beautifully and linger on the plant through winter.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Sep. 2026
The two actors are close; Rockwell, with the less showy supporting role, is generous to a fault with his 72-year-old co-star, who runs with the ball and could win the Best Actor Oscar.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of showy

Verb

That fire extends to the drinks, too, with live coals coated in olive oil that is then used in the spot’s Martini.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
To create the image, the photographer would apply the photographic emulsion to a thin sheet of iron coated with a dark lacquer or enamel.

— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of coated

Adjective

The moment was loosely evocative of Clooney’s recent performance in Jay Kelly, a comedy-drama about the personal travails of a Clooney-esque movie star that culminates with the character receiving a lifetime honor at a swanky Italian film festival.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
The swanky new Mac Studio, on the other hand, is for top-of-the-line professionals and creatives.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

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