as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
a book about the adventurous lives of tars, skippers, and pirates of the 18th century
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Recent Examples of tar
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Several fungal diseases, including tar spot, leaf spot, and powdery mildew, can impact holly foliage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
For a half-century, Republicans have tarred them as soft on crime.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Glimmering bright aromas of red cherries, sage, clover, gorse, and tar in this wine with 14.5% alcohol.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Several fungal diseases, including tar spot, leaf spot, and powdery mildew, can impact holly foliage.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
The final few months of the race saw multiple Best Picture hopefuls tarred by one online controversy or another, from The Brutalist’s use of AI to Anora star Mikey Madison forgoing an intimacy coordinator.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
For a half-century, Republicans have tarred them as soft on crime.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tar
Noun
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From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors from November 2023 until January of this year.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If, during the dinner, the tablecloth is spotted or soiled, a fresh napkin is immediately placed over it.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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When Lamb checked out Sunday, cleaning staff found bloodied and soiled sheets in yard waste bags, but threw them away without notifying police, the source said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Minor events regularly cause radio outages for mariners and short-wave radio users.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The drop poses risks for mariners operating in typically safe zones, potentially increasing the chance of vessel groundings or damage.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For example, a small non-shedding dog that rarely goes outside won't dirty a bed nearly as fast as a large labarador that plays outside daily.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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Grease dirtied the handles of the ovens, the microwave ovens and the coolers.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Although the news has caused plenty of excitement online, particularly among science and animal enthusiasts, experts warn to take the breakthrough with a pinch of salt.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Add 2 cups water and a generous pinch or two of salt; bring to a boil.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Timothy Martin smeared red and black paint on a case shielding a nearly 150-year-old sculpture by Edgar Degas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Martin and a companion on April 27, 2023, entered the Washington, DC, museum and smeared washable red and black paint on the case protecting Edgar Degas’s 1881 Little Dancer Aged Fourteen in an effort to bring attention to the climate crisis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Services available through local or regional adult education programs vary, however all programs provide certain academic programming including digital literacy training, career navigator support.—
Larry Covino,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Biden administration put money back into navigator grants, and last year announced a plan to devote $500 million for the effort over five years.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Her circles are irregularly shaped, the charcoal lines smudged.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Wrought from a bevy of synths and pedals manipulated live in her London studio and mastered by Telefon Tel Aviv, Whatever the Weather II presents a song cycle themed around different temperatures, smudging tactile and vaporous sounds into an alluring collage.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Tar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tar. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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