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as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors
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as in injured
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the once glossy surface is now marred by numerous small pits and abrasions
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Recent Examples of marred
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
His victory was celebrated not only as a win for the democratic process in a region marred by a series of recent military coups, but also as the ushering-in of a new and younger political generation in Senegal, where the median age is just 19.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Not marred by political agendas which have no basis in science or facts.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Richardson’s injury marred an otherwise dream start to the game for the Colts (2-2).
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
After winning an election marred by intimidation and manipulation of the voter rolls, among other electoral swindles, Mugabe’s government reverted to its default setting and embarked on a reckless spending spree that swelled the budget deficit to 25 percent of GDP.
—Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
The referendum on the Constituent Assembly vote was marred by violence.
—Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
Verb
His clean image was marred by scandal in the late 1980s when Garvey divorced his wife, got two other women pregnant, then married a fourth woman, his current wife.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
His victory was celebrated not only as a win for the democratic process in a region marred by a series of recent military coups, but also as the ushering-in of a new and younger political generation in Senegal, where the median age is just 19.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Not marred by political agendas which have no basis in science or facts.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Richardson’s injury marred an otherwise dream start to the game for the Colts (2-2).
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
After winning an election marred by intimidation and manipulation of the voter rolls, among other electoral swindles, Mugabe’s government reverted to its default setting and embarked on a reckless spending spree that swelled the budget deficit to 25 percent of GDP.
—Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
The referendum on the Constituent Assembly vote was marred by violence.
—Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marred
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At the beginning of the season, Elrond felt that the rings given the elves are tainted.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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As such, the prospect of a merger is no longer tainted by the sort of antitrust concerns that derailed the first attempt 22 years ago.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Her Millie is imperfect, damaged and human, not to mention quite adroit at code switching with her accent and vernacular.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Pax Americana was ever imperfect and to many people in the world, from Vietnam to Iraq, smacked of hypocrisy.Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Kenney, who came to The Farm from Fargo, North Dakota but spent his first three years either injured or backing up current Los Angeles Rams kicker Joshua Karty, then nailed a career-best kick on Senior Day, sending the players and a small group of students storming onto the field.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The public pleas for testing are part of health officials’ efforts to halt the outbreak that has disproportionately hurt Native Americans in the Great Plains and Southwest.Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Matthews devotes one parenthetical sentence claiming rocket launches hurt coastal wildlife.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The first flawed assumption was that there were further inroads to be made with Republicans who are uncomfortable with Trump.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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In fact, the original research that linked autism to vaccines was flawed and was subsequently retracted, and no current research has shown a positive link or correlation between vaccines and autism.Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The ability to breach one algorithm may also indicate that similar algorithms could be compromised, snowballing this potential crisis across data security providers worldwide.Jason McNutt, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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His immune system had been compromised.Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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De Menezes was on his way to repair a broken fire alarm when he was shot and killed in an underground carriage at Stockwell station.Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Mossad agents using fake Canadian passports poisoned Mashaal outside of Hamas' office in the capital Amman by holding a device to his ear.David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Marred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marred. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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