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Recent Examples of smudgy
It-girl energy that refuses to fade—from lacey slips to pencil skirts and smudgy, smoky eyeliner, the codes of that decade still define what’s cool.
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Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smudgy
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By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.—
Mike McCahill,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2023
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Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
12 Oct. 2022
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His team and he made the right decisions at the right time, which eventually led to a smoky victory lane celebration despite leading for just nine laps.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Then it was finished in casks that were previously used to mature peated scotch from Islay, the region of Scotland known for its smoky whisky.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
12 Oct. 2025
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Its products include milky facials, lip gloss, phone cases and more.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Distinguished by pavé diamond settings, these trios included blue chalcedony with blue topaz and milky quartz, and rose and lemon quartz with citrine.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Smudgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smudgy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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