as in stains
a mark of guilt or disgrace
the president's spouse must not have the slightest smudge of scandal
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as in blackens
to make dirty
she accidentally smudged her collar with the lipstick
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Recent Examples of smudges
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Forget that your Gucci purse will never again suffer smudges from hands soiled by oil or gasoline.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
There is nothing worse than sitting down to watch a television show or movie, only to realize there are smudges on your flat-screen TV.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Forget that your Gucci purse will never again suffer smudges from hands soiled by oil or gasoline.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Dim sunlight smudges skies for only a few hours in the depth of winter.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smudges
stains
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Removing Stains From Linoleum Floors Linoleum floors can get stains and discoloration from heavy foot traffic, food spills, pets, or heavy furniture that's been sitting on them for some time.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Smudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smudges. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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