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
Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
Nečas slathered on an empty-netter with two seconds left, getting one back from earlier in the game.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
And if any of you barbarians out there slather ranch dressing on your wings, there’s a special place in hell just for you.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Kia slathered the center console of the EV6 with this plastic.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026
Nečas slathered on an empty-netter with two seconds left, getting one back from earlier in the game.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
The slather of cookie-crumbly frosting helps mask it, to a point.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
And if any of you barbarians out there slather ranch dressing on your wings, there’s a special place in hell just for you.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slather
Verb
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Traynere said after the hearing the issues were all about politics and an attempt to smear her.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term featured record numbers of disappearances and homicides, complained that political adversaries were exaggerating the problem to smear his reputation and legacy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The iPhone maker isn’t spending gobs of cash in the race to expand AI computing capacity, instead partnering with Google to power artificial intelligence features.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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There are gobs of money to be made selling enterprise software, but dulling the impact of AI is also a useful feint.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On Monday, as he was nominated in parliament as a presidential candidate, Min Aung Hlaing anointed Ye Win Oo, a former intelligence chief seen as fiercely loyal to the general, as his successor to lead the military.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Some will want to anoint the winner of the Michigan-Arizona semifinal.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In her letter late last month to City Council members, the city attorney raised a slew of questions about the fiscal contract with LA28.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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This is the other side, a story rife with inconsistencies, false claims and, now, a slew of felony charges that could land her in prison for decades.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Simply rub the cut side of the tomato on your fingers or dab some of the juice onto your hands.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2026
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Helpers regularly hand out paper tissues for people to dab away tears.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Inside were stacks of pristine copies of A Killer in the Family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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One is raising your knees above your waist while on the toilet, via a device designed for that purpose or a stack of books, a trash can or a stool.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To celebrate, the president wants to offer free admissions that day to the country’s national parks, a self-serving gesture, no doubt, but one that is no surprise for a man who spent much of his adult life plastering his name on the sides of buildings, airplanes and casino hotels.—
Leonard Greene,
Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2025
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In one scene, Gracie Abrams texts Taylor a picture of the singer plastered on the side of a hotel in Indianapolis.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The piles of dishes in the sink.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Spring is a time for renewal, and that includes refreshing your ‘to be read’ pile.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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