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
Consider the house made bread with wheatgrass butter—slathered on a piece of seeded sourdough that is as pillowy as a down comforter.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
More than 18 months after that outreach, Douglas County commissioners slathered some complimentary and self-congratulatory frosting on this week’s invitation to the three-time Super Bowl champions to make their next home 20 miles south of Empower Field at Mile High.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The football player just starred in Happy Gilmore 2, in which his character was literally slathered in honey by Bad Bunny's character.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
More than 18 months after that outreach, Douglas County commissioners slathered some complimentary and self-congratulatory frosting on this week’s invitation to the three-time Super Bowl champions to make their next home 20 miles south of Empower Field at Mile High.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The football player just starred in Happy Gilmore 2, in which his character was literally slathered in honey by Bad Bunny's character.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slathered
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Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Researchers expected the dogs to pay most attention to the cat doll, particularly when daubed with the feline scent.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Slathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slathered. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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