as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
besmeared the napkin with jelly
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Rubbing will smear the mud and cause a bigger problem.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Always willing to suffer for the cause, Silverman was sentenced to eight days in the clink for refusing to pay a small fine levied after he was caught illegally painting a cycle lane on a residential street.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Instead of listening, her mother-in-law dismissed every point and painted herself as a victim.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Besmear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besmear. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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