smutches

noun

plural of smutch
as in stains

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  1. stains
  2. smudges
  3. blobs
  4. blots
  5. moles
  6. marks
  7. splashes
Noun
  • Orkin recommends inspecting hotel rooms before unpacking by checking mattresses and furniture for live bugs, shed skins, tiny eggs or dark, ink-like stains.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Online photos from the home’s listing posted on the Good Neighbors Investors website in 2024 show dark stains and mold across the walls and floor of the home.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of stains
Noun
  • There’s nothing more frustrating than spending time cleaning glass surfaces only to end up with streaks, smudges, or cloudy residue.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • There are faint smudges of pastel crayon on the wall and carved profanities with paint chips revealing the previous cerulean walls.
    — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026
Definition of smudges
Noun
  • Four tiny bright yellow blobs seeded on the way to reception.
    — Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Some see frogs crawling up its hulking brick wall; others swear a flying saucer is rising from the colorful blobs.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of blobs
Noun
  • Dabbing the cloth in rubbing alcohol, working away the dirty blots on the glass, waiting for the haze in my head to focus, and a new line to come to me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • One of the few blots on last summer’s Leeds copybook.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of blots
Noun
  • In Mexico City, Centro Culinario Ambrosía teaches the art of Mexican cuisine in a professional kitchen, walking food enthusiasts through Oaxaca’s rich moles and Yucatán’s smoky spices.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
  • Food enthusiasts learn the art of Mexican cooking from Oaxaca’s rich moles to Yucatán’s smoky spices, with additional classes on more general fundamentals like laminating pastry dough.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Definition of moles
Noun
  • Saturday’s grand opening marks the third Taco Bell Cantina to open in a mall, Roderick said, including a location at Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • The altered version includes footage that zooms in on a figure that prosecutors said was Robinson and red marks that were added to the video.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of marks
Noun
  • Foundational elements include references to classic design codes with splashes of color.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
  • Waterproof surfaces like quartz or marble handle spills and splashes without staining.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of splashes
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“Smutches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smutches. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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