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verb

present tense third-person singular of slather
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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noun

plural of slather
as in gobs

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Recent Examples of slathers
Verb
The Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association slathers its Strawberry Bliss in chocolate. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slathers
  1. smears
  2. gobs
  3. anoints
  4. piles
  5. stacks
  6. heaps
  7. wads
  8. quantities
Verb
  • In other words, the show is a celebration of America’s 250th birthday, but one that smears a little cake on the country’s face.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • This chilling, starkly beautiful ambient piece draws Nebraska’s marginal whispers to the forefront and smears them across the picture plane.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of smears
Noun
  • But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House's South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House’s South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Definition of gobs
Verb
  • In a city that continually anoints anoints new noteworthies in the hospitality space, The Connaught remains one of London’s long-lasting greats.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of anoints
Noun
  • According to the press statement, the project is anchored by over 400,000 structural steel piles manufactured by PACO Steel, using 142,000 tons of steel coils from US Steel’s nearby Big River facility.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • Burke piles fascinating shuffling sounds on top, invoking a quiet scuffle, maybe some cardboard boxes being knocked over in a storage space.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • There’s little high-quality evidence that most unapproved peptide stacks work as advertised.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 13 July 2026
  • Clutter From stacks of cookbooks to endless countertop décor, too much of anything can make a kitchen feel chaotic.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Definition of stacks
Noun
  • Bearing the Miley surname heaps pressure on to Mason’s shoulders, but the younger sibling is well regarded within the club and the hope is he will not be phased by Lewis’ rapid rise.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • The previous day, a door was ajar and heaps of trash and children’s toys were visible inside.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of heaps
Noun
  • Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Definition of wads
Noun
  • Production expands beyond laboratory scale The researchers have also made progress in manufacturing the material in larger quantities, an important step toward commercial deployment.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • Copper is extracted in different areas with high mineral concentrations, which require enormous quantities of rock to be processed.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of quantities

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