crusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of crust
as in smears
to cover with a hardened layer pipes crusted with mineral deposits

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  1. smears
  2. cakes
  3. coats
  4. encrusts
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  • The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Offshore dollar savings and onshore settlement demand are diverging, and the supply chart smears the two together.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of smears
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  • The kids aren’t going to remember that mom made the birthday cakes herself.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of cakes
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  • Add the fresh corn, okra, and diced tomatoes, cooking until the tomatoes break down into a sauce that coats the tender vegetables.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Mediterranean sun, at its apex, burns as white as the signature paint that coats most Mykonian homes.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of coats
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  • These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.
    — David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of encrusts
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