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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The Saudi Suite A wedding gift from Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, the Burmese sapphire and diamond Saudi Suite consisted of a necklace, pendants, a ring, a bracelet, earrings, and a rather gaudy watch.
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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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By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
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One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.
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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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Its muscular composite and Kevlar exterior is finished in a glossy, factory-correct shade of Rosso Corsa, though the car did spend a few years, toward the beginning of its life, painted silver, according to the listing.
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However, those images from the Superdome painted a picture of how recovery and adaptive capacity are so strongly tied to economic capacity, history, and education.
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The showy, low-maintenance shrub is resistant to pests and diseases and thrives in partial sun to partial shade.
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Hibiscus plants add tropical flair to summer gardens with their large, showy flowers and glossy green foliage.
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Add chicken, pineapple, pecans, celery, and scallions; fold until evenly coated.
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Dust coated coastal communities.
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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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Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
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Tuba is currently having a resurgence in Colima, with the drink being sold by industrious street vendors and swanky mixologists alike.
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“Bedaubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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