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as in to stain
to make dirty
a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer
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as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
he begins his nightly transformation into a circus clown by daubing greasepaint on his face
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as in drawing
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Recent Examples of daub
Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
One national-team fan group daubed red paint across fences at the federation offices this month and attached images of historic conflicts with Serbia.
—Graham Dunbar and Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Some of the pictures overlay figures rendered with black lines atop fields of soft, drippy daubs in a rainbow of hues.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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Dana Taylor: Well, sustainability and waste are also two issues that have daubed the fashion industry since the beginning.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
One national-team fan group daubed red paint across fences at the federation offices this month and attached images of historic conflicts with Serbia.
—Graham Dunbar and Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
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The little daubs that represent passersby are miracles of characterization.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Some of the pictures overlay figures rendered with black lines atop fields of soft, drippy daubs in a rainbow of hues.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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In conducting the study, the team also developed a new technique to stain collagen fibers to analyze their impact on the skin’s mechanics.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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This particular query came (stop it) during a recent interview with Variety where Daniel Craig asked if a shot of sheets stained with semen was kept in the final cut’s establishing scene.David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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Beijing has accused Washington of fabricating the charges to smear China's image, Reuters reports.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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And on the streets of Tripoli in the north, there are spicy fish sandwiches served on pita bread smeared with toum.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the Monday, Dec. 9 drawing.James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lucky For Life 01-13-19-22-28, Lucky Ball: 11 Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the task has been performed so many times that dust and metal from the robot’s fingers have blackened the edges.James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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The fire burned for 64 days, blackening 429,603 acres in Butte and Tehama counties and destroying 709 homes and other structures.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The report painted President Biden as being determined to leave the country but fumbling preparations that set the stage for the deadly exit from America’s longest war.The Hill Staff, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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He was painted as an avenger, a response to a health care system that had fallen short.Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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The portraits Joseph took for the agency captured the dignity of the women at work on SS George Washington Carver, exactly what the propaganda agency wanted to show.April White, JSTOR Daily, 16 Dec. 2024
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The federal government issued $2 currency notes beginning in 1862, which first had a portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the cover.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Walz seems to have little to say about factory farming dirtying the state’s waterways.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2024
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As wind blew air through a mesh coated with catalysts to extract nitrogen and hydrogen from water vapor, the device produced enough ammonia with a sufficiently high concentration for use as a hydroponic fertilizer – all without the need for additional electricity or radiation.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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Generously coat the inside of a large bundt pan with softened butter. 2.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Daub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daub. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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