daubed

past tense of daub

Example Sentences

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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. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daubed
Verb
  • Inside the retro-futuristic Discoveryland area of Disneyland Paris, a full-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter sits on a silver and blue platform which looks like it has been weathered and stained from battles.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Doing some research on other things my car needs (truly the theme for this week) and decide a seat cover would be good, since it’s been stained a bit with annoying food spills.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.
    Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The name comes from how their interior walls were blackened from burning peat.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Behind the statue of the patroness is a mural painted by Teok Carrasco, a native of Nipe, where the original statue was found.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • People’s garages are painted with surfers.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some people take all the components off the frame, strip off all the decals, then get the whole thing sanded and powder-coated with a fresh coat of paint.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Use in anti-counterfeiting measures In this new study, researchers placed a liquid crystal solution between two pieces of glass coated with dye molecules.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows.
    Ella Alexander, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Daubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daubed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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