Thesaurus results for ANOINTS

anoints

verb

present tense third-person singular of anoint

as in smears

to rub an oily or sticky substance over anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection

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Recent Examples of anoints Mercifully, the Global Spirits Masters anoints just one bottle its annual Tastemaster – the one bottle to rule them all. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Every World Cup anoints a breakout star, a previously unheralded player who is catapulted into the spotlight. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026 In a city that continually anoints anoints new noteworthies in the hospitality space, The Connaught remains one of London’s long-lasting greats. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026 The episode officially anoints a new captain for the 118 — and sees Harry considering a life fighting fires. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025 The Swedish institution often anoints writers who metabolize their specific histories into memorable language that stretches beyond borders and governments, transcending regional particulars. — Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025

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Darker smears around the crater’s rim contain surface rocks and lunar dust called regolith previously altered by solar winds, micrometeorites, and cosmic radiation over an extended period of time.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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Add the fresh corn, okra, and diced tomatoes, cooking until the tomatoes break down into a sauce that coats the tender vegetables.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
The Mediterranean sun, at its apex, burns as white as the signature paint that coats most Mykonian homes.

— Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026

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