Dust and Smudge

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Dust

Dust verb - Rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape.
Usage example: The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image
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Smudge and dust are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smudge" instead the word "Dust" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: dusty, dusted, dusting, duster

Smudge

Smudge verb - To make dirty.
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Dust and smudge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dust" instead a noun "Smudge".
Nearby Words: smudged, smudgy, smudging

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little little dust little smudge
black black dust black smudge
brown brown dust brown smudge
last last dust last smudge
Other adjectives: red.

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  • Comic Book / Monica's Gang Luke, I Am Your Father: Captain Fray is Smudge's uncle who either went crazy or got transformed by the dust of his comic collection, but few people remember or care about that.
    Source: Comic Book / Monica's Gang
  • Series / Parks and Recreation Romance-Inducing Smudge: A mild variation is invoked between Leslie and Ben after the latter has dust thrown in his face at a fake Native American curse-lifting ritual.
    Source: Series / Parks and Recreation
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Smudge and Dust. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dust/smudge
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Smudge or Dust. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dust/smudge.

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