dabbed

verb

past tense of dab
1
as in smeared

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2
as in flicked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabbed
  1. smeared
  2. flicked
  3. daubed
  4. patted
  5. slathered
  6. tapped
  7. anointed
  8. clapped
Verb
  • Sweat glistened on the white foundation smeared across her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One prank involved Quan, Capshaw, and Harrison Ford surprising Spielberg with ice cream smeared all over their faces for one take.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • To his right, Morello’s teenage son Roman, who ripped out a solo with his electric guitar behind his back, the instrument daubed with a call to action for homeless rights.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The dimming sun and a few gauzy clouds are daubed across the sky.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of daubed
Verb
  • Trump repeatedly patted Xi on the back, a gesture considered highly inappropriate in Chinese political culture.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Menace put an arm around him, patted him on the back and accompanied him toward the ring.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of patted
Verb
  • The President, who likes his steak well done and slathered in ketchup, met with a Brazilian beef magnate named Joesley Batista, who in the past had admitted to making large payments to public officials and was briefly jailed.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • It’s breaded with panko and fried, placed atop a slice of New School American Cheese and slathered with a fragrant ginger-scallion-oil tartar sauce.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of slathered
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  • Back in 2013, a publisher tapped me to write a book on Cruise’s filmography, detailing how a go-getting actor of limited range willed himself into becoming a global superstar.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Josh Goldstine is being tapped as the head of Marketing and Distribution of all Skydance film labels including Paramount and Warner Bros, Deadline has confirmed.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tapped
Verb
  • With the press world’s help, Omar Jamal was anointed as the authoritative voice on all political issues concerning Minnesota’s Somali community and the Somali population at large in America.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kevin, from the reports of many, was not so subtle in his efforts to ramp up his public relations campaign for his candidacy — and in some circles he was anointed as the favorite to be Bob’s successor.
    — Bob Chapek, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of anointed
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  • The musicians were smiling, the spectators tapped and clapped, and that magical sense of timelessness was real, spanning multiple generations.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Workers from other sections gathered in the building’s lobby and clapped as Lareau and her colleagues walked out.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of clapped
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