smeared

verb

Definition of smearednext
past tense of smear
1
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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2
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
  1. painted
  2. coated
  3. disgraced
  4. maligned
  5. anointed
Verb
  • Case hinges on how Americans buy groceries During the three-week trial in a Portland courtroom, the FTC and the companies painted differing views of the grocery market.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The main construction material was mudbrick painted with plaster.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of painted
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  • An umpire nullified a home run by Kansas City’s George Brett because Brett’s bat was coated in too much pine tar, which can improve a batter’s grip.
    Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Roll in cinnamon mixture until evenly coated.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of coated
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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
  • 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
Definition of disgraced
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  • Of the 25 industries that Gallup includes in its poll, only oil and gas, the federal government, and drug companies are more maligned.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Remy, not the brightest bulb, feels overlooked and easily maligned.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of maligned
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  • When the accused are forced to rely on a public defender who has been anointed and installed by the same state attorney prosecuting the case against them, our system breaks down.
    Adam Farkas, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Harris has now been anointed by those same party elders.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2024
Definition of anointed
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