as in to smear
to put a thick layer of a liquid, cream, etc. over (something)
We ate lobster slathered with butter. She slathered her skin with sunscreen.
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Recent Examples of slather
Julia Eskins, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
All three Melts are slathered in Stacker Sauce, Burger King's proprietary mayo/ketchup mixture.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
Sarah Han, Allure, 18 July 2024
The success lies in the combination of crispy pork, fatty brisket, pickled onions and a slather of a sauce made with Constanzera Melaza, a popular brand of Dominican molasses, for a touch of sweetness — something completely different and completely familiar.
—New York Times, 18 June 2024
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Verb
After an assessment, I’m slathered with oils infused with restorative yarrow, St. John’s Wort, and cypress—a bespoke blend tailored to my air and fire sign-dominate skin.
—Julia Eskins, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
All three Melts are slathered in Stacker Sauce, Burger King's proprietary mayo/ketchup mixture.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
For smoother skin from the neck downwards, slather on Eos' body lotion.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 18 July 2024
The success lies in the combination of crispy pork, fatty brisket, pickled onions and a slather of a sauce made with Constanzera Melaza, a popular brand of Dominican molasses, for a touch of sweetness — something completely different and completely familiar.
—New York Times, 18 June 2024
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In the Mecklenburg County jail, he was accused of assaulting guards, breaking sprinklers, and smearing feces on his cell walls.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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The peanut pesto smearing the fish hits all the flavor notes: umami from the fish sauce, caramelly sweetness from the brown sugar, and brightness from the lime juice.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
16 Jan. 2025
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At just 19 years old, Watkins has already been anointed a subcultural icon.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
9 Jan. 2025
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One of Deadline’s Ones to Watch ahead of Cannes, von Horn was also anointed a Director to Watch by the Palm Springs International Film Festival.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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In attendance to support her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Swift donned a $5,000 Monogrammed Jacquard Knit Jacket along with a slew of expensive accessories.—
Caroline Thayer,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — A slew of releases last week demonstrate how Chinese companies such as DeepSeek and ByteDance have moved quickly with artificial intelligence models that compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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Simply apply foundation to the back of your hand, blotting the sponge into the product and then onto your face in a dabbing motion.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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Though the home is right smack dab in the middle of the charismatic Roma Sur neighborhood, the more low-key and easygoing counterpart to Roma Norte is a few minutes north.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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The public doesn’t want impenetrable jargon or a stack of citations.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Served alongside a stack of still-warm corn tortillas, these tender meatballs were saucy, nutty, earthy, sweet, and unlike any meatball my palate had been lucky enough to experience before.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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The policy specifically calls out search-manipulating techniques such as listing multiple extensions that provide the same experience or plastering extension descriptions with loosely related or unrelated keywords.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Parental Advisory sticker plastered onto the video is edited to have a timestamp of 9:30 at the top, indicating when the music was set to drop.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2025
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My 8-year-old pointed out the piles of windblown ash by the curb.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the elder Buffett has softened his opinion on dividends as Berkshire’s cash pile continued to smash records.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump, who is being sworn in on Monday, made mass deportations a signature issue of his campaign and has promised a raft of first-day orders to remake immigration policy.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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This follows a raft of various new movie deals that the production and distribution company sealed at Mip Cancun with the likes of Paramount, NBC Universal, Globo and MVS.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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