as in to smear
to put a thick layer of a liquid, cream, etc. over (something)
We ate lobster slathered with butter. She slathered her skin with sunscreen.
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Recent Examples of slather
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
In addition to slathering on a sweat-proof sunscreen, wear this $20 sun hoodie, which blocks at least 98 percent of UVA and UVB rays.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream $67 $47 Amazon When winter dryness comes along, slather on Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream to ensure your skin stays plump and smooth.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Spicy brown mustard and a little pickle relish join forces with mayonnaise to make this salad perfect for slathering onto your favorite bread or scooping onto crackers.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
In addition to slathering on a sweat-proof sunscreen, wear this $20 sun hoodie, which blocks at least 98 percent of UVA and UVB rays.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
Serve with cheese, charcuterie, the Thanksgiving meal, and slather on your favorite sandwich.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream $67 $47 Amazon When winter dryness comes along, slather on Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream to ensure your skin stays plump and smooth.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slather
Verb
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Avoid insecticides, greasy oils, or petroleum jelly smeared near the feeder that can coat hummingbird feathers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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Though the moment is smeared in dramatic score, a dull clanging pierces through; the EMTs can’t get the gurney wheels to glide out of the doorway.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Dalton said a lengthy prison sentence wouldn’t make the community any safer, wouldn’t help the man with his addiction and would cost taxpayers gobs of money.—
Scott Maxwell,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
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In some instances, websites have gobs of readable material that explain what IQ is and how to manually determine yours.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
2 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Instead of anointing Kelly as Yadier Molina’s replacement, the Cardinals packaged Kelly in the Paul Goldschmidt trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks after the 2018 season.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Something of a curiosity within Antonioni’s oeuvre, the shot-on-video Mystery of Oberwald marked the final collaboration between Vitti and the director who anointed her his muse.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 May 2025
Noun
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It’s been a bumper seven days for law enforcement working on cyber and dark web investigations, who have accomplished a slew of takedowns, arrests and seizures across the world.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Throughout her testimony, Ventura occasionally dabbed her eyes and nose with a tissue, and became emotional and choked back tears while talking about the freak-offs, the Washington Post reported.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Smack dab in the middle of the season, two weeks after Buffalo’s bye, is the annual heavyweight matchup against Kansas City.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Items like sunglasses, brooches, statement cuffs, stacks of jewelry — and yes, bag charms — are no longer afterthoughts.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Construction has been concealed with a facade that looks like a giant stack of distinctive Louis Vuitton trunks.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Even so, between 75 and 100 fans still pack two floors of the Playwright Irish Pub in midtown Manhattan, where the walls of one room are plastered with Madrid memorabilia.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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There were reminders plastered everywhere to stay 6 feet apart.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Noun
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By Sunday, Cole and his brother Devon were barbecuing in front of the pile of bricks that used to be his house.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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However, simply making the form available did not immediately clear the logjam, as servicers still had to wait for further guidance to process the pile of applications that had built up.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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