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
Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
To my surprise, there was also a creamy raita slathered underneath the top bun, which helped cut the heat ever so slightly.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
The Body Oil has the same alluring concoction of jasmine, saffron, cedarwood, and ambergris notes so your loved ones can slather said notes all over their bodies—oo la la.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 27 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Full of personality, this place is known for its wall-to-wall kitschy vintage collection (a buggy from the horse-and-buggy days hangs from the ceiling) and a Jiffy Burger that’s slathered with peanut butter.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
To my surprise, there was also a creamy raita slathered underneath the top bun, which helped cut the heat ever so slightly.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream $67 $47 Amazon When winter dryness comes along, slather on Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream to ensure your skin stays plump and smooth.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
The Body Oil has the same alluring concoction of jasmine, saffron, cedarwood, and ambergris notes so your loved ones can slather said notes all over their bodies—oo la la.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slather
Verb
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They were usually surrounded by toddlers, soiling their pull-ups while smeared with frosting.—
Dan Ewen,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
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Coogler opens with traumatized sharecropper Sammie (impressive newcomer Miles Caton), smeared with blood and fresh claw marks gouged into the side of his face, staggering mid-service into the church where his father preaches, clutching his guitar.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Upon wrapping Civil War, Garland decided to turn the harrowing account in their follow-up film, anointing Mendoza as co-writer and co-director of Warfare.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Rockies, Giants and D-backs have all anointed young closers who’ll make the major league minimum $800,000.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
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For 10 games in 11 days, the Guardians took a series from the Yankees, suffered consecutive drubbings against the Red Sox and Twins, had position players pitch on back-to-back days, sat through a three-hour, rain-free rain delay and cycled through a slew of relievers.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Luxury handbags, washing machines and jet engines are among the products about to become more expensive as a slew of European companies hike prices for American consumers in response to U.S. import tariffs.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
Verb
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But then Sherry gets up to sing with her rosary beads in hand, and Ray can’t dab a tear from his face in handcuffs.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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After a good bottle shake, pump three to six drops into the palms of your hands then dab onto skin, or mix it in straight with your moisturizer—dealer’s choice.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In this week’s issue, Lepore turns to her stack of Penguin Little Black Classics, which has become her way to cope with the darkening state of the Republic.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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Arranging Courtside Celebrities On a recent afternoon, Ms. Coller took a stack of her cards to a nearby shopping mall.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The walls of the grand salon are plastered in a bespoke palm-frond motif by Stefan Mocanu.—
Alice Cavanagh,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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Pennoyer added gentle vaults to the sides of the entry gallery’s plastered ceiling, which Cathey then had lacquered, commissioning églomisé artist Miriam Ellner to decorate the glass panels of the central lantern.—
Andrew Sessa,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2025
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Learning that medical options for managing the condition are limited to hormonal drugs and surgery just piles onto the disappointment.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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That didn’t bother Robinson, who is an hobbyist diver and had already done a dive visit to the site before acquiring the sunken pile of rusty iron.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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