1
as in stained
to make dirty
a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer
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as in smeared
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
he begins his nightly transformation into a circus clown by daubing greasepaint on his face
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Recent Examples of daubed
Researchers expected the dogs to pay most attention to the cat doll, particularly when daubed with the feline scent.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daubed
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Suarez, the 38-year-old Uruguayan icon and one of the greatest strikers in history with more than 500 goals for club and country, has had his legacy stained by disciplinary issues.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Currently, according to Applebee's website, menu items include bourbon street chicken and shrimp, hot honey glazed chicken and blackened Cajun salmon.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Video of the aftermath showed only debris from the collision and the ground blackened as though from a large explosion or fire.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Behind the statue of the patroness is a mural painted by Teok Carrasco, a native of Nipe, where the original statue was found.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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People’s garages are painted with surfers.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some people take all the components off the frame, strip off all the decals, then get the whole thing sanded and powder-coated with a fresh coat of paint.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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Use in anti-counterfeiting measures In this new study, researchers placed a liquid crystal solution between two pieces of glass coated with dye molecules.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tequila daisy cocktail, served in a clay cantarito cup smudged with sumac salt, is piquant with ancho verde, mellowed with summer strawberry.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Ortega’s eyes are lightly smudged, framed by dark shadows.—
Ella Alexander,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Daubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daubed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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