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Collocations for smear - noun

greasy

leave

~ of
His fingers left a smear of sweat on the wall.

cast
The article cast a smear on the Minister for Health.

campaign, tactic

~ against/on
campaign smears against the socialist candidate

liberally
She smeared the cream liberally on her face.

across, on, (all) over, with
The child had smeared jam all over her face.

heavily smeared with
Their faces were heavily smeared with mud.