Definition of "smears" [smears]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smear. (verb)

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• "The "Raw Politics" and how Senator Obama is fighting back against what he calls the smears -- next."
• "He said that, and he also -- his campaign also just yesterday launched a Web site to combat what they call smears, and it was in large part about things that they heard said about Michelle Obama."
• "They're concerned about what they describe as the smears, and I know on some level they've begun a witch hunt inside the building to find out who some of the people are that I've mentioned doing unethical things and whether they really were unethical."