as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
besmeared the napkin with jelly
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At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
During one rant against cancel culture and its pernicious tendency to smear the innocent, Tillman brings up Joseph McCarthy as a prime example of a person whose reputation was unfairly destroyed.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The latest real estate report from Jones Lang LaSalle for the first quarter of the year painted a mixed picture.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Bultema was on top of his game, painting corners and working the zone high and low.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Besmear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besmear. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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