Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smutch
Noun
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One shopper even spilled cranberry juice on theirs with no residual stains.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025 -
In the names of Jackie Robinson and the O’Malley family, don’t put a stain on one of the greatest Dodgers championships ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To prevent scratches, spray Windex on a soft cloth, and gently rub the crystal item until dust and smears are removed.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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Reagan was met with pushback from his era's media culture, but Trump and his supporters have endured a decade of smears and muzzles unlike any in American history.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Quickly banish stains, smudges, and smears from these household surfaces.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
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That’s indistinguishable from the 13.5% yearly gain the index has put up for the past ten years and within a smudge of the 15-year pace of 13.8%.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the image below, the reflection is rendered as a faint blue blob toward the center of the image.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Next, it’s presumed, comes adulthood, and then death, and then resurrection via blobs of data with four tempers.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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People have long claimed to see images in those drip paintings, but the phenomenon is usually dismissed by art critics as a trick of human perception, much like the fractal edges of Rorschach ink blots can fool the eye and mind.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Even in victory, there had to be a blot in the Leeds copybook.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Insider threats have been around for a long time: the CIA mole toiling quietly in the Soviet government office, the Boeing engineer who secretly ferried information about the space shuttle program to the Chinese government.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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After perfecting arroz con pollo and sour cherry mole, Mr. Vongerichten admitted that America’s favorite mocktail had slipped through the cracks.—
Shannon Doyne,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Just before the half-mile mark, hikers will reach a red wooden deck that overlooks the San Diego River.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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From Romy and Michele to Carrie Bradshaw and Berger, Post-It Notes have left their mark on pop culture.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stir-frying is a method of quickly searing and cooking bite-size pieces of protein and vegetables in a splash of oil over high heat.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Skin tones appear accurate, and splashes of blues and oranges pop out nicely.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Smutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smutch. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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