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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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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
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Shimmery Touches Steve Granitz Details like an extra layer of blush and daubs of strategic shimmer help to further wedding makeup.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 Oct. 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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Each death is a daub of paint on a vast canvas, but for the bereaved, each opens up a gaping chasm of grief.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Shimmery Touches Steve Granitz Details like an extra layer of blush and daubs of strategic shimmer help to further wedding makeup.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
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Sometimes, traffickers stain ivory to look like wood or coat it in chocolate to make it through inspections.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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A number of the belongings appeared to be stained with blood.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Lila’s makeup is smeared all over her face; the windows of the apartment are wide open, the wind rattling the empty rooms.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rubbing will smear the mud and cause a bigger problem.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
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Mega Millions 02-24-25-52-58, Mega Ball: 09, Megaplier: 2 Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Triple Twist 04-06-26-27-28-30 Check Triple Twist payouts and previous drawings here.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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On a Saturday afternoon in early July, the clouds blackened above Hampton Court Palace, southwest of London.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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The other, taken just after the October 7 attack, shows the same homes blackened and destroyed in the militants’ rampage.Matthew Chance, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
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He’s finally painted the town in the colors of his mother’s desperate dreams, but there will be no verbal acknowledgment of pride to drown out her final words of hate.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Combining genetics with historical information and archeological evidence allows researchers to paint both a more complete and more accurate picture, and demonstrates how teamwork from different disciplines can unearth rich, complex stories.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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On the one hand, armor, as Wiley sees it, is a metaphor for portrait painting itself.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 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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Swirl to coat the bottom of the pan and add the sliced red onions.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The volumising, panoramic mascara has a similar inky black appearance as the nail polish used at Marc Jacobs, but instead, a thick, contoured brush is used to sculpt and coat each lash.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Daub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daub. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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