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as in paints
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 libels
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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as in slanders
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as in smudges
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“Smears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smears. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.
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