Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smutch
Noun
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After the hat has cooled, Rosa—a factory floor veteran of 30 years—will steam it to relax the fur’s fibers, and then inspect it for stains and imperfections.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025 -
To clean food stains or mineral deposits, spray the area with a mixture of equal parts white vinegar and water.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Last year, the competition got heated between Consuelos and The Tonight Show host, who ran a smear campaign ad against his competition.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since the premiere of the movie in August 2024, Lively has also accused Baldoni of participating in a deliberate smear campaign to ruin her reputation.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Few things are as distracting (and frustrating) as a pesky smudge on your glasses.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The current event ranks as the fourth-largest Northeast Pacific blob yet observed, according to data from NOAA oceanographer Andrew Leising.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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About 20 yards away, right near one of her crewmates’ tents, was a giant, fuzzy brown blob.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Saturday’s 1-0 defeat by Alaves is the only blot on their copybook.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pretreat any stains with a stain remover of choice and blot with a dry white cloth to remove as much stain prior to washing.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other live cameras monitoring elephants, lions and naked mole-rats also remain active during the shutdown.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Let your grass grow too tall before winter, and voles, moles, and other rodents may move in.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chart from yesterday underlines how Brighton posed all of the threat from the hour-mark until the seemingly inevitable equaliser arrived, with Wolves generating some attacking momentum only after they had been pegged back.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Across the globe, familiar faces made their mark.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From a bleak job hunt upon her arrival in 2016 to undergoing treatment for her second bout with breast cancer during the uncertainty and fear of COVID, Davis recalls her journey through raw vulnerability and splashes of humor.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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While the $20 endless shrimp deal made quite a splash with customers, the company suffered millions in operating losses.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Smutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smutch. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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