Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabbed
Verb
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At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
One of the men smeared our foreheads with sandalwood paste, vermilion, and rice.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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White flicked home a diving header, off an entry pass played by Bruno Caicedo, to cap the scoring in the 87th minute.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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There was one possible offside from the initial cross, a second if the ball had been flicked on in the next phase, followed by doubt over whether the Coventry City striker had scored with his arm.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Place de la République in Paris was daubed in swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans last Sunday after a neo-Nazi rally, and offices of France Unbowed have been attacked.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Wembanyama tumbled to the court and remained down for a minute while George patted him on the backside apologetically.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Wembanyama tumbled to the court and remained down for a minute while George patted him on the backside apologetically.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lagomarsini slathered the oxtails with the glaze, which was dangerously sticky.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our Test Kitchen turned this classic dessert into a rich vanilla ice cream slathered with homemade strawberry sauce.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Indie horror darling David Bruckner has been tapped to direct the feature project that adapts the upcoming book by Marcus Kliewer and that was initially set up as short story in 2022.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Place Highlight Strategically A small amount of highlighter — luminous, not glittery — tapped onto three key spots can transform dull, tired skin.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On Monday, as he was nominated in parliament as a presidential candidate, Min Aung Hlaing anointed Ye Win Oo, a former intelligence chief seen as fiercely loyal to the general, as his successor to lead the military.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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He has been anointed for no-doubt stardom since the Army All-American Bowl in 2018, when Waddle first crossed paths with Pat Surtain II.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Derek clapped his hands together.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Everyone on set clapped for me.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Dabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabbed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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