as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
besmeared the napkin with jelly
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Also, faint objects appear even fainter because their light is smeared out.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025 -
Smartmatic wants an even bigger payday than Dominion Voting Systems, which was similarly smeared by Fox News and settled a defamation lawsuit with the network in 2023 for a whopping $787 million.—
Marshall Cohen,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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However, a second source close to Justin painted a different picture of their lives.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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In all, the report paints a vivid picture of U.S. trade wars cascading through the global economy, then boomeranging back onto the U.S. itself.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
3 June 2025
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“Besmear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besmear. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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