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smear::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cytologic smear, cytosmear |
| Type of | cytologic specimen |
| Has types | papanicolaou smear, lower respiratory tract smear, bronchoscopic smear, cervical smear, alimentary tract smear, sputum smear, pap smear, vaginal smear |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | malignment, vilification |
| Type of | defamation, calumny, calumniation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement |
Examples of smear
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Fox supporters and pundits were quick paint Levine's remarks as a liberal smear.
From the guardian.co.uk
I was officially banned 8 minutes after my comment condemning their smear story.
From the infowars.com
It was 2001 and she had just undergone a biopsy following an abnormal Pap smear.
From the dailynews.com
After all, J. Edgar Hoover had been trying to smear King for most of the decade.
From the newsweek.com
Professor Mann said the allegations are untrue and are part of a smear campaign.
From the independent.co.uk
Indian diplomats say such claims are false and that they are victims of a smear.
From the economist.com
A previous article attempted to smear King, and now I see it's Malcolm X's turn.
From the guardian.co.uk
Norris described the republication of the interview as part of a smear campaign.
From the guardian.co.uk
Saprang denied any wrongdoing and claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Slanderous defamation
- Stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
- Make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- Daub: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
- Blot: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
- Smear (also known as Schmier) is a North-American trick-taking card game of the All Fours group, and a variant of Pitch (Setback). Several slightly different versions are played in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and also in Ontario, Canada.
- Smeared was the first full-length album released by the Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released in Canada in October, 1992, and in the United States in January, 1993, on Geffen Records. ...
- Smearing in rock climbing is the practice of using as much as possible of the surface of the sole of a shoe against a flat rock face. This is done to maximize the amount of friction between the rock and the shoe. ...
