smear
Example Sentences
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False rumors and smear campaigns have spread across social media for two decades, destroying reputations in their wake.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
In 2022 a whistleblower from the Southern Health Trust contacted BBC News about fears that women's smear tests had been misread by screeners with some going on to develop cancer.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
"China has repeatedly made clear its solemn position. The most urgent task is to do everything to avoid the resumption of conflict, not to use the conflict to... maliciously smear other countries."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
By peak summer, I harvest a karela for lunch daily, slice it into thin discs, smear mustard oil, turmeric, cumin with chili powder.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Every time they share a glance, every nanosecond of incidental contact, I want to smear papier-mâché over my eyeballs and let it dry so I never have to see them again.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing smear
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