as in smears
to make untrue and harmful statements about
the court decided that the newspaper's reportage of the former mayor, while irresponsible, did not constitute an effort to libel him
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In other words, the show is a celebration of America’s 250th birthday, but one that smears a little cake on the country’s face.
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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.
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“Libels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libels. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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