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as in painted
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
the toddler gleefully smeared her hair and face with maple syrup
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as in libeled
to make untrue and harmful statements about
he is willing to smear his opponent if doing so would win the election
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smeared
Verb
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The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025 -
There are no windows from Ski Dubai to the outside world and its walls and ceiling are painted in a creamy-blue color giving it a perpetual appearance of twilight.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The outer surfaces were then sanded, covered with rice paper, coated, painted, and polished to a smooth hydrodynamic finish.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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The mac and cheese is coated with buttery bubbly cheese and is just as comforting for these colder months.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
25 Dec. 2024
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The series, which comes from Fresh Produce Media, follows disgraced astrophysicist Veronica Chapel (Brewster) through a high-stakes adventure of astronomical proportions – and even bigger ethical dilemmas.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 Dec. 2024
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Unable to reinvent itself after disgraced former CEO Carlos Ghosn was arrested for breach of trust and misusing company assets back in November 2018, Nissan recently announced that its profits this year will be 70% lower than expected and suffered a $60 million loss last quarter.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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Though maligned at the time and recut by the studio removing some of Dylan’s songs, the film has since found a new following and appreciation after being re-edited to match Peckinpah’s vision.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
3 Jan. 2025
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But look, people are wearing skinny jeans again (they were similarly maligned for a time), and leopard print faux fur (very indie sleaze).—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
30 Dec. 2024
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Holger Rune, once anointed alongside Sinner and Alcaraz, is in a similar position.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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Others in his position might have anointed the quarterback a team captain to earn applause from fans, regardless of whether the player had yet to demonstrate team-leader attributes on the pro level.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Smeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smeared. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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