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
Sam Sifton, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Brush your dipping oil over small pieces of bread, toast ‘em, slather on some chèvre, and drizzle with a bit of honey.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Come here for breakfast, and tear off a hunk of a just-out-of-the-oven baguette, slather it with salted premium French butter, sip great coffee, and kick off your day.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Verb
Instead: a night of marination in soy sauce, maple syrup, salt, pepper and garlic, then a pat dry, a slather of mayonnaise and an hour and a half in a 200-degree oven, until the roast’s internal temperature was around 110 degrees.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Brush your dipping oil over small pieces of bread, toast ‘em, slather on some chèvre, and drizzle with a bit of honey.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
The restaurant was still widely lauded for its ribs, slathered in a sweet peppery sauce.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Come here for breakfast, and tear off a hunk of a just-out-of-the-oven baguette, slather it with salted premium French butter, sip great coffee, and kick off your day.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slather
Verb
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Baldoni’s countersuit, accusing her of smearing him, was dismissed last week.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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In extreme cases, some parents will threaten to smear the therapist's name, leave bad reviews, complain to the licensing board, or even threaten the therapist’s physical safety.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
23 June 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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Another opportunist sent him two baseballs, asking for them to be forwarded to His Holiness, newly anointed as the world’s most famous White Sox fan.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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In June 2022, Forbes anointed golf star Tiger Woods a billionaire, owing his impressive status to his various championship wins and numerous endorsements, including Gatorade and Nike.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Player Replacements for the Event The grind of the nearly every week nature of the sport right now is starting to take its toll, as a slew of players were absent from this event, some with lingering injuries and others with pre-arranged conflicts.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Trump administration has instituted a slew of policies, including sweeping tariffs, in an effort to revive America’s declining manufacturing industries.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Reapply the stain remover to the cloth and repeat as needed, then rinse the cloth well and gently dab the area with clean water to remove residue from the stain remover.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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Hairstylist and owner of Salon PK Pekela Riley suggests dipping a Q-tip or cotton ball into an apple cider vinegar rinse, then lightly dabbing it on affected areas to dissolve buildup and soothe the itchies.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Prioritizing Interoperability Within Your Organization When purchasing new software for your tech stack, interoperability is an important consideration.—
Cynthia Tee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The center stack is nearly devoid of physical controls with just a rotary shifter and volume dial.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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This year’s effort to spark dialogue over the troubling realities behind Texas’s independence from Mexico — the very center of Fiesta San Antonio’s festivities — centered around allowing people to find the message organically rather than plastering it across social accounts.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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They’re plastered all over modern entertainment in a very girly, pink and purple sort of way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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