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noun

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Recent Examples of daub
Verb
Much as the eye might want to blot out the offending image, Photoshop it out of existence and daub more verdancy onto this screen-saver panorama, the reality of human habitation, and its concomitant messiness, must be reckoned. Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 The little daubs that represent passersby are miracles of characterization. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Noun
Also on the red carpet tonight before Tom Tykwer’s opening film Das Licht (The Light), multiple protestors formed another protest, wearing masks and raising hands daubed in what seemed to be red paint. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 Friday’s attack comes just days after red swastikas were daubed on two synagogues in the Sydney suburbs of Allawah and Newtown. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daub
Verb
  • But with Victoria’s Secret, Super inherited a beleaguered brand stained by upheaval and scandal.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Authorities believed the killer or killers caused the catastrophic head injuries by swinging a frozen tree limb that was found nearby and stained with blood.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Baldoni’s countersuit, accusing her of smearing him, was dismissed last week.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 June 2025
  • The assertion by certain anonymous users online is a typically out-of-context and absurd effort to create fake news for clicks and to smear.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Not only was the technology for natural language processing (NLP) still maturing, but there were troves of data that were not yet digitized (e.g., paper drawings), and image recognition and processing at the time were nascent, at best.
    Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Check below to see the winning numbers for Monday’s Powerball drawing.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • The site was visibly blackened by the degree of rubble thrown up by the strikes.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
  • Broil the bell pepper for 4 to 6 minutes, until the skin starts to blacken.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Recent Gallup research paints a telling picture: while algorithmic tool adoption has surged (a 12-point increase in white-collar roles since 2024), employee preparedness to work with AI has declined from 2024 to 2025.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • Whether an item is hand painted, or making the mistake of dulling one's knives from too much exposure to a dishwasher, following a few rules will maintain important culinary items.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • To her, these monochromatic portraits bolster an African aesthetic due to their classic feel that stands the test of time.
    Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 30 June 2025
  • But Kosinski elevates that journey by capturing racing in all of its gorgeous, peculiar glory—there’s never been a portrait of Formula One quite like it.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Some were prosthetic buttocks, but others were people’s own buttocks, but in various states, like dirtied down and with partial covering.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • Crow-Armstrong has dirtied up the White Sox in six of those games, batting .458 with eight RBIs and a homer.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Products coated with Cōēo can be recycled by CDC Studio and turned into slabs suitable for flooring and design objects.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • The minute, hour and second rings are made of titanium coated with DLC in three colors: green, blue and black.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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“Daub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daub. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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