slathered

past tense of slather

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slathered The brioche bread is slathered in peanut butter and honey on the outside, then caramelized. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025 The classic diner serves huge portions of affordable fare that tastes like your grandmother made it, including stacks of pancakes slathered in butter and maple syrup and omelets crammed with fresh ingredients. Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 The bread is broiled, slathered in a homemade fondue-like beer cheese sauce, then broiled once more to create a toast that’s crunchy on the bottom and lusciously-creamy on top. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025 Consider the house made bread with wheatgrass butter—slathered on a piece of seeded sourdough that is as pillowy as a down comforter. 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
Verb
  • Look closely near the corners or edges of the frame for a blurry patch, smeared light, or a soft square that looks slightly out of focus — that’s where the watermark used to be.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Police entered the home on a welfare check and noticed blood smeared on the walls and furniture scattered across the living room.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Swastikas and other graffiti have been daubed on synagogues and other sites, and security has been heightened at Jewish schools.
    Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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