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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The neighbors of the Highland Park mansion once owned by MJ now have flexed their muscle not once but twice at proposals to repurpose the gaudy property for something other than a one-family occupier living therein.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026 -
The word chintzy, meaning cheap or gaudy, first appears in a letter written by the English Victorian novelist George Eliot to her sister in 1851.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On one visit, the pizza was smeared in a creamy, garlicky white sauce with a smattering of roasted broccoli.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Clearly, the presence of sugar was no deterrent, as the dog appeared to have enthusiastically investigated the fallen bag, emerging with powdered evidence smeared across his face.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beneath the garish camouflage paint job, this is a first peek at the Peaq, a seven-seater all-electric SUV that’s the biggest, most luxurious and high-tech Škoda ever built.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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Over beats as blunt, chromatic, and gleefully stupid as a Jeff Koons sculpture, the singer has vied to make hyperpop more garish and alarming by being hornier, messier, and more extreme than her peers.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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In his annual letter to shareholders, released Monday, the JPMorgan CEO painted a mostly rosy picture of the US economy going into 2026.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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As well as her most recognizable fish, a whole, butterflied white fish, beautifully charred on the grill and painted with both red adobo and a garlic-parsley rub.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The gesture is sentimental, showy, and, in all its glitz, moving in a way that haunts me.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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But these were more like performance anomalies than the showy rule of the evening.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Inside a Sur La Table kitchen located in Topanga Village in Woodland Hills, a group of participants roll up their sleeves, hands lightly coated in flour, preparing to take on one of the most technically demanding pastries in the world, the croissant.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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That’s not carbon-coated or carbon-looking.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Illinois and Chicago are high-tax, big-promise blue strongholds with long, tawdry histories of waste, fraud, patronage, insider deals and blatant corruption.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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And there’s something offensively tawdry that all of this is in mere service of extracting rent.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With his Arizona team here to play for its first national title since 1997, Lloyd landed the hosting responsibilities, though the swanky space did nothing to change the tenor of the party.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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And in addition to a swanky new lounge with live jazz performances, there will be food and beverages and other amenities to serve Atlanta’s community of jazz musicians and enthusiasts.—
Mike Jordan,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bedaubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubed. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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