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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
Trudeau wrapped his other arm around Hadrien, who had smeared fake blood on the side of his face.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
For two hours, the inmate remained on the ground with blood smeared on his forehead and pooling on the ground near his head, according to prosecutors.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
There was plenty of actual life-threatening flooding that left mud smeared on main roads and cars tossed aside like toys.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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
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
Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
For two hours, the inmate remained on the ground with blood smeared on his forehead and pooling on the ground near his head, according to prosecutors.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
There was plenty of actual life-threatening flooding that left mud smeared on main roads and cars tossed aside like toys.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smeared
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Arrange a garland across the table with natural elements and painted gold accents to tie the look together.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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The upscale property is housed in a 1950s Portuguese colonial-style building painted the most charming shade of pink.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The inside resembles a fruitcake while the outside is coated in crispy cornflakes.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The oven is coated in enamel that creates its signature exterior color and serves as an inner nonstick layer.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The candidate looks appropriately humiliated to be shouted down by a group of peaceful citizens voicing reasonable opposition, but the stakes are low.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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There was this huge peak between 2000 and about 2018 where there was a decentralized anti-Fascist movement that’s responsible for Richard Spencer going home, for Matthew Heimbach being humiliated.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 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
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The process, carried out by regional district councils and overseen by the national office, requires disgraced pastors to step away from ministry for at least a year and undergo Christian counseling, according to a 135-page restoration handbook obtained by NBC News.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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And so farewell, disgraced ex-State Police Sgt.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 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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Hours before the game, the Senators were maligned for their lineup choices.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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However, by 2013, the King's multiple scandals had caught up with him, and he was maligned for his romantic affairs, financial misappropriation and an infamous elephant hunting trip to Africa.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The costume, which has made waves online, features Fox in a pink suit stained with fake blood, meant to resemble the former first lady shortly after the assassination of her husband.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Nelson’s wallpaper is not genuine leather, but features a floral Victorian design that Nelson painted and stained to give the originally white pattern a brownish, leather-like look.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Smeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smeared. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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