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as in painted
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
the toddler gleefully smeared her hair and face with maple syrup
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as in libeled
to make untrue and harmful statements about
he is willing to smear his opponent if doing so would win the election
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Recent Examples of smeared
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.
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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
The girl, later estimated to be about 15 days old, was completely smeared in mud.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Blood was smeared throughout the business.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Shohreh Dupuis left her job as city manager of Laguna Beach two years ago, in the wake of a squabble with a city council member, a threat of a harassment lawsuit, and an inquiry into into how her house came to be smeared with feces.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
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
The girl, later estimated to be about 15 days old, was completely smeared in mud.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Blood was smeared throughout the business.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Shohreh Dupuis left her job as city manager of Laguna Beach two years ago, in the wake of a squabble with a city council member, a threat of a harassment lawsuit, and an inquiry into into how her house came to be smeared with feces.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smeared
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Though Beatrice and Eugenie will not be entirely unaffected by their parents' scandals, royal experts have painted a bleaker picture for Andrew and Sarah.—
Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The individuals who made these artifacts, carved the stone, and painted the statues were people, just like us.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Toss apples in a bowl with the honey and cinnamon until apples are coated.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Add cream, chicken broth, and salt and stir until coated.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
Verb
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And so farewell, disgraced ex-State Police Sgt.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Set to shoot next year, the series follows Weaving as Alan Armstrong — a brilliant but disgraced lawyer who’s forced to represent a dog on death row, setting him on an unexpected path toward redemption and self-discovery.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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LaBella alleges that she was traumatized and humiliated by the experience.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dearborn has often been slandered for simply coexisting peacefully, because the truth is, some people are uncomfortable, and frankly upset about seeing church steeples and mosque domes share the same skyline on roads.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Moreno calls accusations ‘slander’ In a statement provided to The Bee, Moreno denied the accusations and said she was being slandered.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Look for products with one or more of those ingredients, and always test first on a small, inconspicuous area to ensure your carpet won’t be damaged or stained.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Napier’s tenure was also stained by one of the biggest snafus of the name, image and likeness era.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On Thursday, the president’s lawyers refiled a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, alleging its reporters have knowingly and maliciously maligned his achievements.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Raiola gave credit to his receivers, to Johnson and to the offensive line, maligned after he was sacked 12 times in the previous two weeks.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Smeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smeared. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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