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as in stained
to make dirty
a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer
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as in smeared
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
he begins his nightly transformation into a circus clown by daubing greasepaint on his face
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Recent Examples of daubed
Researchers expected the dogs to pay most attention to the cat doll, particularly when daubed with the feline scent.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daubed
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Suarez, the 38-year-old Uruguayan icon and one of the greatest strikers in history with more than 500 goals for club and country, has had his legacy stained by disciplinary issues.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Currently, according to Applebee's website, menu items include bourbon street chicken and shrimp, hot honey glazed chicken and blackened Cajun salmon.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Video of the aftermath showed only debris from the collision and the ground blackened as though from a large explosion or fire.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cinderella Castle was painted pink for Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2021.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The house is now painted yellow, and there are tenants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Dust coated my skin, dried out my contact lenses.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Europe's decision to ban the chemical for cosmetic use means that nail salon clients living within the bloc will no longer have their fingernails coated in potentially toxic TPO products.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The tequila daisy cocktail, served in a clay cantarito cup smudged with sumac salt, is piquant with ancho verde, mellowed with summer strawberry.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows.—
Ella Alexander,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Daubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daubed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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