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  • noun Plural form of smudge.

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Examples

  • In other words, sometime we call smudges, or not enough rich characters to make identification.

    CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2002 2002

  • To protect the cattle and horses from the attacks of these pests the settlers were obliged to build large "smudges" -- fires of green timber -- against the wind.

    Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground Constance Lindsay Skinner 1908

  • My niece recalled her leaving Ange’s face covered with red lipstick smudges from the kisses she gave her.

    Alice…. « Mudpuddle 2009

  • My niece recalled her leaving Ange’s face covered with red lipstick smudges from the kisses she gave her.

    2009 October 04 « Mudpuddle 2009

  • In my blood colored smudges on the trunk lid example, if the smudges are only discovered as the officer walks up to the vehicle he stopped for speeding, the officer may develop mere suspicion if he believed the smudges are actual blood.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » When a Police Officer Pulls Over a Law Student 2010

  • Regarding the memo about the fingerprint, Boyce's lawyers say that could have been used to impeach the credibility of technician Montgomery, who testified only "smudges" were found - and said it was exculpatory because it could have ruled out Boyce.

    dailypress.com - Breaking news 2010

  • For example, today, I got up and-I have a lot of shiny surfaces in my apartment, and they really show any kind of smudges and stuff like that.

    Jezebel 2010

  • For example, today, I got up and-I have a lot of shiny surfaces in my apartment, and they really show any kind of smudges and stuff like that.

    All Stories | The New York Observer 2010

  • Researchers from the University's Computer and Information Science Department investigated the possibility of extracting password data from 'smudges' of oily residue from fingertips, that builds up during normal use of touchscreens, according to

    ITP.net - Front Page 2010

  • Researchers from the University's Computer and Information Science Department investigated the possibility of extracting password data from 'smudges' of oily residue from fingertips, that builds up during normal use of touchscreens, according to

    ITP.net - Front Page 2010

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