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smears

  • plural
    of smear.
    smear
    verb (used with object)
    to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something.
  • present tense form
    of smear (3rd person singular).
    smear
    verb (used with object)
    to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something.

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Researchers gently rub the parchment with a dry cytology brush, the same type of brush used for Pap smears.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

“I was just trying to get through a tray at a time,” she says, “but there were layers of smears that had come in overnight.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

She tears into a warm baguette, smears it with chèvre and hands him a piece.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Ingerson posted on social media that there had been a "two-year long campaign of bullying, lies, rumours and smears designed to stop my candidacy".

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

Both have smears of red and yellow powder on the glass over their foreheads.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel