as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
besmeared the napkin with jelly
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Police entered the home on a welfare check and noticed blood smeared on the walls and furniture scattered across the living room.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Just smear fake blood on your face, get gussied up in your finest wedding attire, and make sure to pose throughout the night, your lips hovering just inches away from each other, but never quite touching.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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But for the first six weeks of this 49ers’ season, that art has looked more like a toddler’s finger-painting project.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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When the sheet was pulled off of Thomas’ pillar, Smith reached her hand, her nails painted in Broncos’ colors, to the bronze bust of her son’s face.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Besmear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besmear. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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