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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
By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Blood smeared the surface of the octagon.
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Oskar Garcia,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.
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Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
His windshield is smeared with the dust of a lengthy road journey.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Cara Mangini spoons these luscious tomatoes over crostini that she's smeared with goat cheese or ricotta, then tops each with extra basil.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Blood smeared the surface of the octagon.
—
Oskar Garcia,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.
—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
His windshield is smeared with the dust of a lengthy road journey.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Cara Mangini spoons these luscious tomatoes over crostini that she's smeared with goat cheese or ricotta, then tops each with extra basil.
—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smeared
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And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
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Among pop-up bars, bandstands and opulent, 19th century spa buildings painted in sherbet pastels, the Karlovy Vary Intl.
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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.
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The chairs are crafted from weather-resistant PE rattan and powder-coated steel that stand up to harsh UV rays, rain, and other outdoor elements.
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Each nail is coated in pink chrome powder that flashes a beetle-like green in the light.
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Among the guests were Prince William and Kate Middleton, as well as the daughters of Sarah Ferguson and disgraced ex-Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie.
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Federal regulators are investigating disgraced former Congressman George Santos for possible insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
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The calming design from Japanese architect Kengo Kuma instils a sense of peace, complemented by the villas’ light wood and white color scheme that’s daubed with splashes of ocean blues.
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The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day.
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Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.
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Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months.
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Prosecutors said a boxcutter stained with what appeared to be blood was found in the car, and there were also possible bloodstains found on the steering wheel and exterior door.
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At the site, an Associated Press reporter saw rubble and chunks of concrete stained with blood.
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The tangerine-hued drink may have maligned aperitivo as what Americans think of as happy hour—consuming multiple drinks before dinner—but traditionally, aperitivo is a millennia-old ritual that stems from sipping a single drink with herbal, bitter flavors to stimulate the appetite.
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But it’s also unfairly maligned because Macca is completely in on the ridiculously catchy joke.
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“Smeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smeared. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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