as in smeared
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 slathered
But Adams is bounding around the rooftop beaming, teeth porcelain-white, face slathered in makeup, hair firmly coiffed.
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Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Why must it be slathered in mayo?
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Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 June 2026
This indulgent version gets slathered with a homemade béchamel sauce.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Fifteen minutes earlier, a cheerful therapist had slathered them in medicinal herbs and thermal mud from the nearby island of Ischia.
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Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
Savory, nutty Gruyère cheese is a perfect complement to the soft sweetness of the maple butter slathered onto the slices of bread before the whole thing hits the panini press.
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Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
There’s nothing like corn on the cob, slathered in butter, but don’t stop there; explore the many possibilities of corn, from creamy chowder to crunchy salads.
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Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
22 May 2026
First, a constellation of highly diverse volcanoes will need to be slathered in geophysical instrumentation and consistently monitored over multiple eruption cycles — meaning many decades.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
Lagomarsini slathered the oxtails with the glaze, which was dangerously sticky.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Why must it be slathered in mayo?
—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 June 2026
This indulgent version gets slathered with a homemade béchamel sauce.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Fifteen minutes earlier, a cheerful therapist had slathered them in medicinal herbs and thermal mud from the nearby island of Ischia.
—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
Savory, nutty Gruyère cheese is a perfect complement to the soft sweetness of the maple butter slathered onto the slices of bread before the whole thing hits the panini press.
—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
There’s nothing like corn on the cob, slathered in butter, but don’t stop there; explore the many possibilities of corn, from creamy chowder to crunchy salads.
—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
22 May 2026
First, a constellation of highly diverse volcanoes will need to be slathered in geophysical instrumentation and consistently monitored over multiple eruption cycles — meaning many decades.
—
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
Lagomarsini slathered the oxtails with the glaze, which was dangerously sticky.
—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slathered
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The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
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Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.
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The calming design from Japanese architect Kengo Kuma instils a sense of peace, complemented by the villas’ light wood and white color scheme that’s daubed with splashes of ocean blues.
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The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day.
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“Slathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slathered. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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