as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection
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However, whatever ambition Newsom may have had if Joe Biden bowed out this year was dashed when Democratic leaders immediately anointed Harris as the substitute.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Not because Harris was anointed the next emperor with no clothes.
—Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
The nation’s most influential newspaper has essentially anointed Newsom as the leader of resistance to Trump, which is not a bad start on a 2028 campaign for the presidency, especially now that Vice President Kamala Harris is out of the way — if, indeed, that’s Newsom’s unstated ambition.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Maggie Rogers, 30, has come a long way since Pharrell visited her NYU Master Class in 2016 and anointed her for stardom.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Not because Harris was anointed the next emperor with no clothes.
—Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
The nation’s most influential newspaper has essentially anointed Newsom as the leader of resistance to Trump, which is not a bad start on a 2028 campaign for the presidency, especially now that Vice President Kamala Harris is out of the way — if, indeed, that’s Newsom’s unstated ambition.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Maggie Rogers, 30, has come a long way since Pharrell visited her NYU Master Class in 2016 and anointed her for stardom.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anoint
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The roads are smeared with a mulch of mud and wet leaves, and flooded in places by relentless rain.Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
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My shirt is covered in light brown stains, and greasy handprints smear my jeans.Nick Stockton, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
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The report painted President Biden as being determined to leave the country but fumbling preparations that set the stage for the deadly exit from America’s longest war.The Hill Staff, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The main construction material was mudbrick painted with plaster.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
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Generously coat the inside of a large bundt pan with softened butter. 2.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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As wind blew air through a mesh coated with catalysts to extract nitrogen and hydrogen from water vapor, the device produced enough ammonia with a sufficiently high concentration for use as a hydroponic fertilizer – all without the need for additional electricity or radiation.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Anoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anoint. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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