tarred

verb

Definition of tarrednext
past tense of tar
as in smeared

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  1. tainted
  2. clouded
  3. marred
Verb
  • At the beginning of the season, Elrond felt that the rings given the elves are tainted.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of tainted
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  • The news of Payne’s death is also clouded by recent allegations made by the singer’s ex-fiance Maya Henry.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Other recent death penalty cases clouded by doubts Similar situations unfolded in two other capital punishment cases in the last three weeks alone, with one ending in an execution despite uncertainty about the inmate's innocence and public calls from authorities to review his case.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of clouded
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
Definition of marred
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