smattered

past tense of smatter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smattered
Verb
  • In a video from the post-game celebration, TCU senior safety Bud Clark trolled the rookie college football coach — and his off-the-field partner, Jordon Hudson.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Quick hits The Los Angeles Rams trolled Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh after the Rams' preseason victory.
    Christian Romo, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While Tesla has thousands of employees in California and Texas, some new electric vehicle plants have sputtered.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • As subduction zones burned through the carbon-rich crust at the edges of the Pangaea supercontinent, any rock weathering that might have buried carbon dioxide now sputtered in the vast interior.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, May 8, Harry, 40, chatted with 13-year-old Grace Tutt, a Special Recognition winner who uses a wheelchair following a bus crash.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • First slaying Prowell met with 51-year-old Miguel Angel King on July 20, 2021, after prosecutors say the men chatted over an online dating app.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Smattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smattered. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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