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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
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Some research on the compound has even been marred by controversy, including some that turned out to be falsified.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
In the lone season of his one-year deal, Zimmer has seen his fair share of ups and downs with his defensive unit that has been marred with injuries.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
These developments helped move crypto past the narrative of an industry marred by scandal.
—Ryan Browne,arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
The Athletic provided ongoing coverage of the dispute between MLS and its referees that marred the start of the 2024 season.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Venezuela has been in political crisis since a July election marred by serious fraud allegations which both President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition claim to have won.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s term was marred by heavy casualties in the Vietnam War and public division about the war.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Some research on the compound has even been marred by controversy, including some that turned out to be falsified.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
In the lone season of his one-year deal, Zimmer has seen his fair share of ups and downs with his defensive unit that has been marred with injuries.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
These developments helped move crypto past the narrative of an industry marred by scandal.
—Ryan Browne,arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
The Athletic provided ongoing coverage of the dispute between MLS and its referees that marred the start of the 2024 season.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Venezuela has been in political crisis since a July election marred by serious fraud allegations which both President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition claim to have won.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s term was marred by heavy casualties in the Vietnam War and public division about the war.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marred
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Amazon objected to the 2022 warehouse election results, alleging the Amazon Labor Union and the federal labor board had tainted the vote.CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some see all Russians and their cultural heritage as irredeemably tainted by imperial thinking, a view heavily influenced by post-colonial studies in American academia.Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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In a partial solar eclipse, the alignment is imperfect, leaving the sun's light to form a crescent shape.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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But the surveys in the sky and on the water are also imperfect, so scientists are ramping up the effort to track the whales in other ways – especially in the Southeast, where the whales migrate to give birth this time of year.Emily Jones, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Fourteen killed, dozens injured in a New Year's Day attack.ABC News, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
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People who don’t understand, like, people get injured.Law Murray, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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McConnell: Busted his face open and hurt his wrist after a fall.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Repealing legislation like the IRA would only hurt this growing industry.Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The idea for the book came to Rybczynski, an emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, while researching a 2014 article for Architect magazine on Tadao Ando’s dazzling but flawed Dream chair.Geoffrey Montes, Architectural Digest, 1 Jan. 2025
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Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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If your personal information has already been compromised, freezing your credit can be a vital step to stop thieves from exploiting your identity further.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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An autopsy revealed the father had been stabbed approximately 50 times and had sustained multiple injuries, including broken bones, strangulation marks, and blunt force trauma to the head, face, and back.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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All these and more can be seen below in a map of the 57 shots the 23-year-old former Arsenal academy youngster faced in the league before that untimely broken wrist against Mansfield Town on November 9.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Drugs, success, and conflicting personalities had poisoned members’ relationships.Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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The iconic American bird was almost wiped out in the 1960s due to the pesticide DDT, which poisoned the eagles and made their eggs weak and flimsy.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Marred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marred. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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