as in smearing
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
besmeared the napkin with jelly
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Three Bulgarians were suspected of painting red hands on Paris’ Holocaust Memorial in May 2024, with the Paris prosecutor suggesting Russia was behind the crime.—
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Following his return from Iraq for his second deployment, while living in California, Villareal got into painting motorcycles.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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There is little sugar-coating how Swayman’s season went last year.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Besmearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besmearing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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