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
Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Doctors recommend that people on weight-loss drugs try to avoid foods that are slathered in butter or sugar.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 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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Augustinus Bader The Cream $185 $139 Nordstrom There are tons of creams to slather on, but, like cashmere to polyester, Augustinus Bader's The Cream has a luxuriously buttery texture that feels higher-quality than other options on the market.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Doctors recommend that people on weight-loss drugs try to avoid foods that are slathered in butter or sugar.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 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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Yet before those convoys even made their way to the capital, Trudeau, his ministers, and their contacts in the media, were conspiring to smear the protesters as violent extremists bent on bringing a January 6 north to Canada.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Now this journalist is accused of helping smear the star.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Instead, her transition is framed as an absolution, used as a tool for deception, and made to be the reason for her redemption and saint-like anointing at the end.Samantha Allen, Them, 3 Jan. 2025
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There’s comfort in recognition, and pleasure in anointing a new daddy (especially one with such a perfectly illustrative tattoo).Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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Less than a week after their game ended with a slew of fights in the final seconds, Tuesday’s game featured five different scuffles — twice resulting in matching fighting majors and twice in matching roughing minors.Jimmy Golen, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Trump is expected to launch his second term with a slew of executive orders — 100 in 100 days.Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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The process starts by dabbing a nickel-sized, tape-like patch on a clean part of the skin 15 times.Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 9 Jan. 2025
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Motta, who allegedly filed the fraudulent claims and suits after the crashes, dabbed her eyes in court and pleaded not guilty on Monday, Nola.com reported.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 8 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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Wear layers and get cozy on the couch under a pile of blankets.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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To help determine what to put in the no pile, consider using the 90/90 decluttering rule.Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
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Huang announced a raft of new chips, software and services, aiming to stay at the forefront of artificial intelligence computing.Kif Leswing, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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From the region: Syria’s interim government has ordered a raft of changes to the country’s school curriculum — including editing the textbooks.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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