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smutch

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Definition of smutch

as in stain

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The original clear stain was later painted a light green, then a dark green, then blue and is now back to green.

— Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Whitening mouthwashes with hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide can lift surface stains gradually, though prolonged use may lead to tooth sensitivity.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stain

Noun

From there, the brief was classic French-girl glam, which included a smudge of the New Smoky eye palette and brown Stylo Yeux liner on Rubin’s upper and lower lash line.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Clean regularly because frequent care keeps stainless steel bright and reduces smudges.

— Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of smudge

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The blob continues to satisfy our attraction to organic shapes and spectacle and looks incredible on our Instagram feeds.

— Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026
Video effects back then were in their infancy and costly, but Geffen authorized an overrun and the errant Coke machine was transformed into an anonymous red blob.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of blob

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Remove the wings from the refrigerator and blot away any visible moisture with paper towels.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Act+Acre Microfiber Hair Towel Act+Acre’s popular flat towel comes with instructions for a specific technique —blot and squeeze, no rubbing.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

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Kellermeyer is one of a number of companies referenced in lawsuits filed in recent months that accuse funds managed by some of Wall Street’s biggest names of inflating their marks, often to increase their own payouts.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The backstory Vignette Collection marks hospitality behemoth IHG Hotels & Resorts’ foray into intimate, design-centric properties around the world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of mark

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The first mega-splash came over the summer, with the $20 million-a-year agreement between Monster Energy and college sports’ Big 12 Conference (which includes the caffeine-avoidant Brigham Young University).

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The company has also parted ways with Marriage Story writer-director Noah Baumbach, whose other Netflix projects, like White Noise and Jay Kelly, failed to make much of a splash.

— Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

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