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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Adjective
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Thanks to gaudy numbers, the South Carolina recruit rarely sees a lot of pitches to hit.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026 -
There’s no room, however, to elevate the presidency created by the revolution of 1776 into a gaudy cult of personality.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Her music owned up to being horny, garish, and superficial, but could scan as thin or cheap when held up to other kinds of ethical or political scrutiny.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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The film charts how Suzuki redefined postwar Japanese cinema by defying the conventions of the studio system, forging a style built on garish pop-art imagery and aggressive formal experimentation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The Reflecting Pool basin was previously painted achromatic and gray.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The landscape rises into steep hills and Victorian and Edwardian architecture, painted in pastel colors and flowing with misty fog.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Each composition, cut, and camera move is expressive and carefully selected, and the lighting by cinematographer Ellen Kuras is beautiful without feeling self-conscious or showy.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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But Raman — whose husband is veteran 30 Rock writer and producer Vali Chandrasekaran — has quietly subverted her showy target in a way befitting that series.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Regions like Brittany and Bordeaux have their own distinctive baking traditions, with buttery treats that come shaped like bicycle wheels or coated in beeswax.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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When Rob Mango moved into a loft on Duane Street in 1977, his neighbors were Richard Serra and dairy-and-egg wholesalers with warehouse floors coated in yolks and grime.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Chicago stories, books about music or celebrities, history lessons, or tawdry, trashy novels that are secretly good?—
Kayla Samoy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Though not quite as swanky as nearby Newport, Watch Hill residents spent summer days golfing and yachting, and summer nights attending each other’s black-tie dinners.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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Amenities include a dedicated wellness area and a swanky infinity pool, while the dining program focuses on local wines and fresh produce grown on its sustainable organic farm.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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“Bedaubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubed. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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