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
  • The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of smeared
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  • Then the movie ended, and someone flicked the lights, and people wiped their faces and checked their apps and the door opened for a chilly evening breeze.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • An Argentine corner kick went long across the Cape Verde box after being flicked on and Lissandro Martínez was stationed at the far post.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of flicked
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  • One of them, at the centre of a group outside Ex Convento del Carmen, has been thickly daubed with red paint, as if to look like blood.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The calming design from Japanese architect Kengo Kuma instils a sense of peace, complemented by the villas’ light wood and white color scheme that’s daubed with splashes of ocean blues.
    — Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Definition of daubed
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  • One of his lawyers, Benjamin Zeman, patted the director's back.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Benji separated from Zack, patted the spot on the bed between them, and then opened up his arm as an invitation.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Definition of patted
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  • At Taquearte, the split rolls are slathered with refried beans and chorizo, then blanketed in a single layer of mottled cheese.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Seriously, what is better than fresh heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad or a juicy tomato sandwich slathered in Duke's?
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of slathered
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  • With two on and two outs in the first, Benge tapped a ball between the pitcher’s mound and the third-base line.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • Waiting to hear from the Vatican Kunst said he was tapped by Bishop Daniel Felton — who presented Buh’s case at the conference — to gather information regarding a possible cause for sainthood.
    — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
Definition of tapped
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  • The press had already anointed him the heir apparent to Diego Maradona; an emotional Maradona was filmed in the stands, with his arms in the air, as Messi entered the game.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • As Sonnenfeld shows in his 1988 book The Hero’s Farewell, heroes never select themselves but are anointed by society as pillars of that society’s values.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of anointed
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  • As the song concluded, the soon-to-be citizens clapped and returned to their seats, while another speaker asked them to stand and remain standing when their country was called.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Holding small American flags, the cohort of new citizens waved and clapped along to patriotic music sung by the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ TOSCA a capella ensemble.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of clapped
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