as in smears
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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After spending lots of time resetting the social media company’s AI strategy—and gobs of money hiring the best technical talent imaginable—Meta is making even more changes.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025 -
The electric motors add 242 horsepower—and gobs of low-end torque.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Use jig and pigs 18 to 25 feet deep along brush piles or main lake points with a gradual slope.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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One makes big plays at big moments, the other piles up a steady stream of little plays that lead to those big plays.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The 2022 Journal Sentinel investigation noted that Cruse frequently shared videos and photographs on Facebook, including pictures of stacks of cash and Gucci shopping bags.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, conventional fuel cells are also too heavy for aerospace applications, as their design relies on flat, heavy stacks with metal parts that account for over 75% of the system’s total weight.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nana and Ramos came with heaps of out-of-the-world victuals—Levallois chicken, the best chicken in the world (handpicked on the farm by the butcher), or a leg of Levallois lamb that was every bit as incomparable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The former is the owner of a New York City hotspot; the latter is a man on the run from loan sharks, with heaps of personal issues and bad debts hounding him.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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But a safe containing fat wads of cash and a large cocaine stash presents an opportunity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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His administration has sought massive quantities of personal data about trans youth, their families, and medical providers, though one such federal subpoena demanding that information has already been quashed.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
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Cotton farming can involve massive quantities of pesticides, and yarn dyeing pollutes waterways with toxic chemicals.—
The Editors,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
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Flint River Outdoor Center has half-day, full-day, and overnight trips on and above the Sprewell Bluff section with canoes, kayaks, rafts, and a shuttle service.—
David Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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This became apparent after our group popped the floor of one of our rafts, which later resulted in multiple pins.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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For the purpose of the draw, the 18 teams are separated into three pots of six based on their UEFA club coefficient rankings.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Based in the central Polish city of Kalisz, the metal detecting group Denar Kalisz recently uncovered pots filled with coins and hundreds of grams of gold – all worth a fortune.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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