1
as in stains
to make dirty
a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer
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2
as in smears
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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Verb
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The piercing doesn't necessarily damage the trees, but their excrement, which is high in sugar, stains the trees and blocks photosynthesis, which eventually suffocates the trees, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This chilling, starkly beautiful ambient piece draws Nebraska’s marginal whispers to the forefront and smears them across the picture plane.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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The five pieces offer, in turn, biomorphic hints of de Kooning, the ragged shapes of Clyfford Still, the bold geometries of Ellsworth Kelly, the paint smears of Gerhard Richter, and something that looks like toothpaste squeezed onto an orange peel.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Winning The Pick numbers 03-15-17-19-21-31 Check The Pick payouts and previous drawings here.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Like his murals, for Norice the documentary paints an accurate picture of his life as an artist.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hemani's lawyer, law professor Naz Ahmad of the City University of New York, paints a very different picture of her client.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Oksana Masters and Aaron Pike ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics portraits on April 29, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.—
Oksana Masters,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Flare resistance is excellent, too, so take landscape and cityscape images or portraits with the sun in frame without worry.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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Cleaning dirt and smudges off window glass helps sunlight penetrate into your home and will boost the amount of light that’s available to your houseplants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Dim sunlight smudges skies for only a few hours in the depth of winter.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Add Parmesan, remaining 1 tablespoon butter and a squeeze of lemon juice; stir, adding more pasta water, a couple tablespoons at a time, if needed, until sauce is glossy and coats the pasta.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Greek yogurt has a thick texture that coats the florets.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Daubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daubs. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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