as in to smear
to put a thick layer of a liquid, cream, etc. over (something)
We ate lobster slathered with butter. She slathered her skin with sunscreen.
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Recent Examples of slather
Sam Sifton, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Brush your dipping oil over small pieces of bread, toast ‘em, slather on some chèvre, and drizzle with a bit of honey.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Thumping Afrobeats pipe through the speaker while plates of baby back ribs slathered in gochujang barbecue sauce, spicy edamame and drunken noodle chicken are placed on tables.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Verb
Instead: a night of marination in soy sauce, maple syrup, salt, pepper and garlic, then a pat dry, a slather of mayonnaise and an hour and a half in a 200-degree oven, until the roast’s internal temperature was around 110 degrees.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Brush your dipping oil over small pieces of bread, toast ‘em, slather on some chèvre, and drizzle with a bit of honey.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
With his fluffy white coat, a life vest strapped across his chest and sunblock slathered on his long nose, the two-year-old Standard Poodle cuts an unusual figure, as Spanish dog beach rescue squads generally use Labradors and Newfoundlands.
—CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Thumping Afrobeats pipe through the speaker while plates of baby back ribs slathered in gochujang barbecue sauce, spicy edamame and drunken noodle chicken are placed on tables.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slather
Verb
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Blood appeared to be smeared across the woman’s nose and mouth and across the sheets, according to court documents.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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In the video, Adira takes a special liking to the lipstick, smearing it all over her own mouth and chin, while Olympia seemed to be taking her mom’s notes on how to perfect a makeup look.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Dalton said a lengthy prison sentence wouldn’t make the community any safer, wouldn’t help the man with his addiction and would cost taxpayers gobs of money.—
Scott Maxwell,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
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In some instances, websites have gobs of readable material that explain what IQ is and how to manually determine yours.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
2 Oct. 2024
Verb
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When Swifty died in 1993, Graydon — recently anointed as the new editor of Vanity Fair — seized his chance.—
Michael Grynbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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But of course there were other days, unpicked and unplanned for, whose importance had never been anointed, whose significance in fact depended on having been overlooked.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Player Replacements for the Event The grind of the nearly every week nature of the sport right now is starting to take its toll, as a slew of players were absent from this event, some with lingering injuries and others with pre-arranged conflicts.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Trump administration has instituted a slew of policies, including sweeping tariffs, in an effort to revive America’s declining manufacturing industries.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Reapply the stain remover to the cloth and repeat as needed, then rinse the cloth well and gently dab the area with clean water to remove residue from the stain remover.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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Hairstylist and owner of Salon PK Pekela Riley suggests dipping a Q-tip or cotton ball into an apple cider vinegar rinse, then lightly dabbing it on affected areas to dissolve buildup and soothe the itchies.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Under the menu’s premium burger section are the 1948, the Ultimate Super George, the Pub Burger, and the All-Star Cheeseburger, all served with a stack of potato wedges.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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The most clear view of the ring stack came in February 2025, when Middleton joined a class of nursery pupils for a trip to the National Portrait Gallery.—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
21 July 2025
Verb
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The show was plastered on multiple jumbo screens inside the establishment.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Johnson hopes plastering perpetrators' faces on the city website will deter them from illegally dumping.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The fluffy 2-inch pile height is soft and plush but can be easily spot cleaned with a damp cloth.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Boogie, a petty thief surrounded by piles of loot, pointed us toward a set of stairwells back in Red’s building.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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