1
as in to stain
to make dirty
a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer
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2
as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
he begins his nightly transformation into a circus clown by daubing greasepaint on his face
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as in drawing
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Recent Examples of daub
Tanvi Chheda, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Some of the pictures overlay figures rendered with black lines atop fields of soft, drippy daubs in a rainbow of hues.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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Verb
The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day.
—Tanvi Chheda, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
The little daubs that represent passersby are miracles of characterization.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Some of the pictures overlay figures rendered with black lines atop fields of soft, drippy daubs in a rainbow of hues.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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Verb
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Its players are turncoats whose legacies are forever stained.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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Be careful and don’t use it every wash because these products can stain your hair with a pink or lavender tint.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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By that point the sweatshirt was smeared with their many flavors on offer: chocolate, pistachio and Biscoff.—
Kiana Hayeri,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Assailants have stalked them in public and smeared them online.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The show also features original works by the Italian artist, including 20 drawings and a group of maquettes — preliminary models in wax and clay.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Winners will be notified via contact information provided and do not need to be present at the drawing.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Unlike a total solar eclipse, when the disk of the sun is completely blackened, an eclipsed moon does not vanish completely from the sky.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the negro resents and utterly repudiates the effort to blacken his good name by asserting that assaults upon women are peculiar to his race.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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To complete her look, Beyoncé painted her nails blue and accessorized with minimal jewelry.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Republicans like Dhillon Republicans painted a very different picture of Dhillon and her potential mission.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Williams stays mostly away from that famously morphing portrait, a memorably chilling piece of the 1945 movie, as in all the various other dramatic adaptations over the years for stage and screen.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
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How to Preserve Flowers with Beeswax The hack itself is simple—just melt some beeswax into a bowl or jar, grab a single flower of your choice, and dip it straight in until it's fully coated.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not to mention, it’s also constructed with durable stoneware and coated in a nonporous enamel glaze that is stain- and scratch-resistant, too.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Daub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daub. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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