as in gaudy
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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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Chawinga, the back-to-back league MVP, has been a top on-field producer for the Current since arriving in 2024 as a relative unknown, despite gaudy statistics at Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan.
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Rewarding other prospects for putting up gaudy stats against lesser competition may not be the fairest way to judge this year’s defensemen class, but those production trends seem to be a factor for talent evaluators.
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The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
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Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.
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And yes, the bottles are kind of garish, but don’t judge a fragrance based on its packaging!
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There are few things a Los Angeles local is less likely to do than take a Hollywood sightseeing tour on a big, garish bus.
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And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
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Among pop-up bars, bandstands and opulent, 19th century spa buildings painted in sherbet pastels, the Karlovy Vary Intl.
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The 18-year-old followed that up with a showy performance at the World Championship and might be the most NHL-ready player in this draft.
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Perfect for cutting and drying, the showy flower heads consist of white flowers packed onto pyramidal panicles.
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The chairs are crafted from weather-resistant PE rattan and powder-coated steel that stand up to harsh UV rays, rain, and other outdoor elements.
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Each nail is coated in pink chrome powder that flashes a beetle-like green in the light.
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So graceful and powerful, without feeling tawdry.
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Chicago stories, books about music or celebrities, history lessons, or tawdry, trashy novels that are secretly good?
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There’s no swanky reception desk, no concierge in pristine uniform, no formalities at all in fact.
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The feature was announced on Monday morning during Cannes Lions aboard Amazon’s swanky yacht.
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“Bedaubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubed. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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