slathered

past tense of slather
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 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 In the latter, the therapist slathered my body with warm clay rich with minerals that were absorbed through my skin, boosting circulation and bringing on a tingly sweat that drained away the toxins. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 This August, when the Pirates come to Dodger Stadium, Brockert worked out a deal to partner with a 120-year-old Pittsburgh institution, Isaly’s, to serve a hot dog topped with its signature chopped deli ham slathered in barbecue sauce. Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Back home that night, dues paid to god, the women slathered their faces with turmeric cream and went to bed, bitter-smelling, sorry for themselves on that night as every night. Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Body skincare is no longer the afterthought slathered on as a moisturizer in winter. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026 On day three, the entire cake was assembled and slathered with cream and decorated with stripes made out of raspberries and piped stars on a patch of blueberries. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 But Adams is bounding around the rooftop beaming, teeth porcelain-white, face slathered in makeup, hair firmly coiffed. Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slathered
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  • In 2012 an angler pulled a brown bullhead out of a lake on the Vermont-Quebec border with what looked like tar smeared across its skin.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The women went to the bathroom to mop the bottoms of their eyes, where their makeup was smeared from crying.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
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  • The dimming sun and a few gauzy clouds are daubed across the sky.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • One of them, at the centre of a group outside Ex Convento del Carmen, has been thickly daubed with red paint, as if to look like blood.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

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“Slathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slathered. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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