smuts

present tense third-person singular of smut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuts
Verb
  • Remove pressure to perform and find flow Cortisol clouds judgment and kills creativity.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The absolute level of yields is unthreatening, but Treasury holders were selling after a strong rally as the horizon clouds up a bit.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dim sunlight smudges skies for only a few hours in the depth of winter.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Blood still regularly stains the floors of the Coliseum’s rings.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Waze still focuses on driving, this integration blurs the lines between the two apps.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Touch in Sol’s fan-favorite primer smooths skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that blurs the appearance of pores and grips onto makeup in place all day.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Debris pollutes waterways, cooking fires may spread, and the District Attorney’s Office has repeatedly documented how homeless residents are more likely to be victims of crime.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Most space debris pollutes low-Earth orbit.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Smuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuts. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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