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to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
a single indiscretion blemished the rabbi's reputation for years
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to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
a scratch blemished the finish on the car
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Recent Examples of blemished
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Stripped of modern tools, MASK is messy, blemished, unfinished—and all the sweeter for it.
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Arielle Gordon,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2026
Think bruised nectarines, tomatoes that split in transit and blemished apples that are more suited to baking and preserving.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Scarred and blemished grapefruits and blood oranges are falling off his trees, Schmidt told KSEE.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Its blemished surface hints at its violent origin deep within the Earth's mantle.
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Arkansas State Parks,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
That’s because pantries like Friendly Hands often receive offers from truck drivers to unload pallets of food, like blemished fruit rejected from grocery stores, but without a loading dock, pantries sometimes have to refuse or are unable to store the items.
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Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.
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Hal Brands,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.
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Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Linda Robertson
june 23,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Norway's crown prince, has been sentenced after being convicted of rape and domestic violence, in a case that has blemished his family's image.
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Gwladys Fouche,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Shawnee’s local government, including the City Council, has been blemished by controversy for more than a decade.
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Pj Green
october 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
Reputational damage occurs when a business’s name is blemished in some manner.
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Emily Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Should fungal leaf spots become a major problem — and cause lots of leaves to become blemished, turn yellow and drop prematurely — a control would be needed.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Stripped of modern tools, MASK is messy, blemished, unfinished—and all the sweeter for it.
—
Arielle Gordon,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2026
Think bruised nectarines, tomatoes that split in transit and blemished apples that are more suited to baking and preserving.
—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Scarred and blemished grapefruits and blood oranges are falling off his trees, Schmidt told KSEE.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Its blemished surface hints at its violent origin deep within the Earth's mantle.
—
Arkansas State Parks,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
That’s because pantries like Friendly Hands often receive offers from truck drivers to unload pallets of food, like blemished fruit rejected from grocery stores, but without a loading dock, pantries sometimes have to refuse or are unable to store the items.
—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.
—
Hal Brands,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.
—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Verb
De Borbon, running for a ninth term as president, was swept out of office following a contentious campaign blemished by allegations of voter fraud in previous elections.
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Linda Robertson
june 23,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Norway's crown prince, has been sentenced after being convicted of rape and domestic violence, in a case that has blemished his family's image.
—
Gwladys Fouche,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Shawnee’s local government, including the City Council, has been blemished by controversy for more than a decade.
—
Pj Green
october 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
Reputational damage occurs when a business’s name is blemished in some manner.
—
Emily Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blemished
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Cells called osteoclasts remove old or damaged bone, while osteoblasts build new bone in its place.
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For the best results, use its gummies to help stall the process from within; apply its serum daily to repair damaged follicles; and schedule professional sessions for its Xvie XO Concentrate, a peptide- and exosome-rich treatment designed to reactivate dormant follicles.
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Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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Blyth injured her back in a toboggan accident and spent over a year recovering, limiting her ability to profit off her success in the film.
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The officer returned fire; neither the suspect nor the officer was injured.
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Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, as well as a tail section of the plane and a broken window of a taxicab on the ground.
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Photos showed what appeared to be a hole or broken glass on one side of the building.
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Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed the convictions, saying the trial was tainted by the county clerk Becky Hill’s inappropriate comments to jurors implying his guilt.
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So these stories are going to get adjusted and tainted, or they’ll sometimes get distilled down to something more essential.
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This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation.
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Aegon, who was burned and crippled in Season 2, fled with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), leaving his cruel, one-eyed brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to sit on the Iron Throne.
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Blyth was nominated in the supporting role as Mildred's spoiled daughter, Veda, who seduces her mother's second husband (Zachary Scott), then riddles him with bullets in a jealous rage.
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Idling trucks, sandbag piles and large metal trailers stationed around a massive cold storage facility that burned for days in Boyle Heights signaled that the work to clean up millions of pounds of spoiled food and burned debris had begun Friday morning.
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Prosecutors said a boxcutter stained with what appeared to be blood was found in the car, and there were also possible bloodstains found on the steering wheel and exterior door.
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At the site, an Associated Press reporter saw rubble and chunks of concrete stained with blood.
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“Blemished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blemished. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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