as in smearing
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup
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The vacuum cleaner has powerful suction, 8,000 Pa, and the mop cleans without sloshing and smearing water on the floor.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Despite the controversy, most Glamour staffers can recall smearing on play makeup or stealing mommy’s moisturizer.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
13 Nov. 2025
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This might include small touch-ups like painting a door, adding a thrifted shelf to an empty corner, or painting the ceiling in a contrasting color.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
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The musical, which features songs by Sondheim and a book by James Lapine, is inspired by Georges Seurat's 1880s pointillist painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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David Motley, the city’s public relations director, said in a text that AkzoNobel purchased the Dexter Midland coating business in establishing its presence in Waukegan.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Green Consider coating your walls with Benjamin Moore's versatile Palest Pistachio, says Watts.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Bedaubing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubing. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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