as in to smear
to rub an oily or sticky substance over
anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection
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Maybe there’s a case to now bump him ahead of Jagr, anointing Ovechkin as the best winger and best non-Canadian of all time, even though the big Czech sits some 300 points ahead of him?
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
At that point, Hurley had settled in the Pacific Northwest, where he’d been anointed as a sort of king of nonconformist singer-songwriters to a younger generation.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely outcast teenager as the new king.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
In this way, Fassbender and Blanchett run circles around any younger set of stars recently anointed into Hollywood.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
At that point, Hurley had settled in the Pacific Northwest, where he’d been anointed as a sort of king of nonconformist singer-songwriters to a younger generation.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely outcast teenager as the new king.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
In this way, Fassbender and Blanchett run circles around any younger set of stars recently anointed into Hollywood.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Also, faint objects appear even fainter because their light is smeared out.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025
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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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Sleek, flat-panel cabinets (painted in Dylan by Portola Paints) contrast with the irregular zellige tile backsplash by Zia Tile.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2025
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But that wouldn’t happen even if Chardin, who lived 1699 to 1779 in Paris, painted the objects in the middle of an earthquake.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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Transfer to a large bowl coated with cooking spray.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Sunflower seed shells are often coated in salt for taste and flavor, sometimes as much as 70 mg for every 1 ounce of seeds.14 The American Heart Association suggests consuming no more than 1,500 grams of sodium per day, although Dietary Guidelines allow for up to 2,300 milligrams per day.15 2.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
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“Anoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anoint. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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