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besmeared

verb

past tense of besmear

as in smeared

to rub an oily or sticky substance over besmeared the napkin with jelly

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Camille can still picture Burke standing over her, fake blood smeared across her dress.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
There’s rarely anything as straightforward as a kick drum, a hi-hat, or even a bassline here; instead, everything is smeared, all origins occulted in a thicket of echoes and reflections.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

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Collapsed healthcare The doctor also painted a daunting portrait of the current state of public health services in Cuba.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
The composure of Amélie, and the decidedly wild and clownish manner in which she’s painted, can’t be tamed into order, elegance, or beauty.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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Dredge each piece of chicken in the flour until well coated on both sides, shaking off any excess.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
To help out with that legibility, the hour and minutes hands are coated in Super-LumiNova, alongside touches of white lacquer in the 30-minute counter and the small second hand.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

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