tars 1 of 2

noun

plural of tar
as in sailors
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel a book about the adventurous lives of tars, skippers, and pirates of the 18th century

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tars

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verb

variants or tarres
present tense third-person singular of tar
as in pollutes

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Recent Examples of tars
Noun
Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing. — R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tars
  1. sailors
  2. pollutes
  3. mariners
  4. soils
  5. salts
  6. dirties
  7. navigators
  8. smears
Noun
  • There is another helm aft, which allows sailors to enjoy the exhilaration of the windward hull.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • The tentacular Scylla is seen briefly but makes an impact, yanking sailors off Odysseus’s ship in a series of loud jump scares.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of sailors
Verb
  • Unless the energy powering data centers comes from clean energy sources, such as solar, wind or geothermal, generating that electricity also pollutes the air.
    — Ed Maibach, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the unceasing churn of clothing, footwear and accessories depletes soils, poisons the water, pollutes the air, drives deforestation, accelerates biodiversity loss and generates runaway planet-warming emissions that undermine brands’ lofty environmental ambitions.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Definition of pollutes
Noun
  • The International Maritime Organization said the attack killed two mariners and wounded 14 others on two of the tankers, Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, which were associated with the United Arab Emirates.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of mariners
Verb
  • Volcanic vineyard soils on display at Omina Romana.
    — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • At one point, the prisoner soils himself, prompting a vomitous reaction.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of soils
Noun
  • Too much fertilizer can cause the potting mix to accumulate soluble salts, which prevents the plant roots from absorbing water, a condition called fertilizer burn.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026
  • The warrant said Eve had been prescribed amphetamine salts, which is commonly referred to as Adderall and used to treat ADHD.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2026
Definition of salts
Verb
  • The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of dirties
Noun
  • Troutman said nonurgent calls redirected to the nurse navigators will result in cost savings for Arlington.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Additionally, employers should provide dedicated benefits navigators to guide employees through complex survivor benefits, Social Security, and life insurance decisions.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of navigators
Verb
  • In other words, the show is a celebration of America’s 250th birthday, but one that smears a little cake on the country’s face.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • This chilling, starkly beautiful ambient piece draws Nebraska’s marginal whispers to the forefront and smears them across the picture plane.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of smears

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