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slather 1 of 2

verb

Definition of slathernext
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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noun

as in gobs

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Recent Examples of slather
Verb
Each type has its own purpose, and using the wrong method, or slathering on too much (or too little), can seriously undermine results. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026 Dermatologists say most people slather on far too little sunscreen, which quietly slashes the protection printed on the bottle. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 The desserts are divine, especially the fluffy floating island, the perfect profiteroles, the crusty crème brûlée and the Trou Normand, a yummy apple sorbet slathered in Calvados. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Ideally, one straight from the oven, slathered in butter, and made by our grandma on a Sunday morning. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for slather
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slather
  1. smear
  2. gobs
  3. anoint
  4. slew
  5. dab
  6. stack
  7. plaster
  8. pile
Verb
  • The bombshell discovery in the little red dot spectra was that the colors of hydrogen were smeared out across multiple shades.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • People have gone from smearing the compound on their faces to using injections, in hopes of achieving firmer, wrinkle-free skin and other anti-aging benefits.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of smear
Noun
  • But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House's South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House’s South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Definition of gobs
Verb
  • Think Lady Gaga anointing herself an A-list leading lady by way of her grand appearance for the premiere of A Star Is Born.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Sci-fi blends with folklore as shamans stand in fields to anoint the new drone gods.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of anoint
Noun
  • Such findings went on to inspire a slew of companies offering transfusions of plasma from young donors.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, the studio released a slew of photos from the show.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of slew
Verb
  • Hold the stencil down in place, and use the paintbrush to dab a light layer of paint over the stencil.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Be sure to dab stains—don’t rub or press with force—with cool water, which can lighten most spots and remove others altogether.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of dab
Noun
  • Proxies gain value within a full data collection stack, but this does not diminish their value.
    — Mindaugas Čaplinskas, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In this April 11, 2021, file photo, steam rises from the cooling stacks at the Miller coal Power Plant near a neighborhood in West Jefferson, Alabama.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stack
Verb
  • Building affordable housing at scale means politicians need to break up with wealthy special interests like the construction accident lawyers who plaster the city and MTA buses with billboards and ads.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The prediction market was hardly the only company to plaster its logo on every available surface.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of plaster
Noun
  • Chicago police recovered a black 9 mm semiautomatic handgun at the apartment in a pile of Plummer’s clothes.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Around them stand darkened houses, and uncollected trash piles up on the street.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of pile

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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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