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smudged

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verb

past tense of smudge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of smudged
Verb
The tequila daisy cocktail, served in a clay cantarito cup smudged with sumac salt, is piquant with ancho verde, mellowed with summer strawberry. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows. Ella Alexander, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smudged
Adjective
  • Besides looking unappetizing, using a mildewed, stained dish towel for drying rather defeats the purpose of washing dishes.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Hold the stained fabric taut and let the water flow from the back of the shirt to the front, allowing the water to push the stain away from the fabric rather than through it.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The name comes from how their interior walls were blackened from burning peat.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Currently, according to Applebee's website, menu items include bourbon street chicken and shrimp, hot honey glazed chicken and blackened Cajun salmon.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With Onum folded into Falcon, logs stop being dusty records and start becoming live intelligence.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There, water to sustain such a colony may be trapped less than a foot beneath the dusty red surface.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Or find a less filthy campmate.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Away from a filthy Superdome and Convention Center where they had been holed up for days.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • All could give Skule problems, which could lead to another muddy offensive showing.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • During our ride through Corbett, the Can-Am had no trouble negotiating sand, water and muddy potholes.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The gentle, fragrance-free formula leaves even the dirtiest of clothes spotless.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ahead of Lipa’s arrival the team was busy setting up trays of extra dirty martinis, her preferred drink.
    Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Tillman wore a stunning all-white suit and bowtie, while Cumming sported a chic black suit accented with white outlines, and a giant pussybow tie.
    James Factora, Them., 14 Sep. 2025

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“Smudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smudged. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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