as in smears
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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The five pieces offer, in turn, biomorphic hints of de Kooning, the ragged shapes of Clyfford Still, the bold geometries of Ellsworth Kelly, the paint smears of Gerhard Richter, and something that looks like toothpaste squeezed onto an orange peel.—
Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Teachers Union leader Randi Weingarten smears Trump voters as fascists!—
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Our lament about our father’s painful passing in Florida — where there are gobs of old people but no MAID laws to make death more peaceful — morphed into an unexpected series of stories on same.—
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This may cause gobs of wet clay to fly sideways into the hair of other moviegoers.—
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The episode officially anoints a new captain for the 118 — and sees Harry considering a life fighting fires.—
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The Swedish institution often anoints writers who metabolize their specific histories into memorable language that stretches beyond borders and governments, transcending regional particulars.—
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Shelf ice forms along beaches where ice piles up after being pushed to shore.—
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Amid a large snowstorm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, one curious dog dived into piles of snow in a now-viral video.—
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Unlike Tesla, however, Huang said that Nvidia develops full AV stacks for other auto companies rather than manufacturing the self-driving cars themselves.—
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Boesch, who had on a white shirt and jeans, pulled out a ziplock bag stuffed with thick stacks of intact cards.—
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Safety and health worries have long surrounded landfills in many cities and towns in the Philippines, especially ones near poor communities whose residents scavenge for junk and leftover food in the garbage heaps, the AP points out.—
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Things have been even wilder — and more portal-y — over at Georgia Tech, where heaps of O-linemen and receivers have joined the Yellow Jackets’ would-be quarterback of the future in announcing intentions to jump ship.—
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Use those wads of wrapping paper leftover from a birthday, baby shower, or holiday bash to stuff the bottom and sides of the box and prevent shifting during shipping.—
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Hanging ornaments with care can be one of the highlights of the holiday season, but untangling wads of string lights is far less enjoyable.—
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These unmanned systems are relatively low cost, can be produced in large quantities, and pose a challenge to conventional air and sea defences due to their size, numbers, and flight patterns.—
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Portion sizes matter here because some foods are high in FODMAPs when eaten in larger quantities.—
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“Slathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slathers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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