as in smears
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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Verb
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The five pieces offer, in turn, biomorphic hints of de Kooning, the ragged shapes of Clyfford Still, the bold geometries of Ellsworth Kelly, the paint smears of Gerhard Richter, and something that looks like toothpaste squeezed onto an orange peel.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025 -
Teachers Union leader Randi Weingarten smears Trump voters as fascists!—
The Hill,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are gobs of money to be made selling enterprise software, but dulling the impact of AI is also a useful feint.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Its 20 rooms encompass nearly 8,500 square feet of living space and include five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, one half-bathroom, two laundry rooms, three stairways, two breakfast bars and gobs of closet space.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The episode officially anoints a new captain for the 118 — and sees Harry considering a life fighting fires.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Nov. 2025
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The Swedish institution often anoints writers who metabolize their specific histories into memorable language that stretches beyond borders and governments, transcending regional particulars.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, if those paths are blocked by shrubbery or piles of leaves, the water backs up.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Workers in white hazmat suits moved piles of rubbish into trucks.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The same goes for stacks of firewood.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Today any surface that has a coating, any device that uses stacks of extremely thin films — television screens, cell phone screens and the microchips inside — can be traced back to Katharine, repeatedly dipping a metal plate in a trough of water.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The contest was quickly put together by the Hope Street Merchants Association, the Summit Neighborhood Association and Mount Hope Community Center as a fun community event to take advantage of the heaps of snow left over from the historic Blizzard of 2026.—
Savana Dunning,
The Providence Journal,
28 Feb. 2026
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There was something about the footprints disappearing in the powder dusting the sidewalks, the heaps of dirty snow that the kids tried to conquer like Everest, and dogs nearly my size scratching their backs on a tiny patch of ice that resonated with me.—
Leslie Hsu Oh,
Outside,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Use those wads of wrapping paper leftover from a birthday, baby shower, or holiday bash to stuff the bottom and sides of the box and prevent shifting during shipping.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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Hanging ornaments with care can be one of the highlights of the holiday season, but untangling wads of string lights is far less enjoyable.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Gulf has sunk billions of dollars into building AI infrastructure — touting access to swaths of land and huge quantities of cheap, clean energy — in hopes of becoming a global hub for AI.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Congress does not define whether carbon dioxide and methane are dangerous, in what quantities or how industries should restrict them.—
Sean Tucker,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Slathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slathers. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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