variants also incrust
as in to smear
to cover with a hardened layer refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills

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Recent Examples of encrust Opt for one encrusted with diamonds. Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025 The eggs were crafted from gold or silver and encrusted with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other precious stones. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Edward Herman from the Cook Islands' Seabed Minerals Authority holding polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with cobalt, nickel, manganese and other coveted metals, on June 12, 2025. Hugh Cameron john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025 High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls. Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for encrust
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  • The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.
    Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The demand for arbitration alleged a campaign to smear the former anchor.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • When you’ve been outscored 69-9 in the first halves and by 76 points overall in the previous three games after losing Joe Burrow for three months, every decision comes caked in desperation.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As a result, your hair actually feels clean and fresh, rather than caked in dry shampoo.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrust. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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