as in smeared
to make untrue and harmful statements about
how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!
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The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Blood was smeared on the exterior and interior of the house, and police found Hartley's glasses and one shoe left behind.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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They got humiliated in their two Division Series games in Toronto, got a reprieve in the form of Aaron Judge’s all-around brilliance in Game 3 and then got eliminated by the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, losing 5-2 in Game 4 while showing no sudden-death fight whatsoever.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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An Italian activist who was part of the Gaza aid flotilla and subsequently detained by Israel has described allegations of being mistreated and humiliated while in Israeli custody, with little access to legal assistance.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Raiola gave credit to his receivers, to Johnson and to the offensive line, maligned after he was sacked 12 times in the previous two weeks.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Thibodeau has been unfairly maligned for his hard-driving approach to the game.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Set to shoot next year, the series follows Weaving as Alan Armstrong — a brilliant but disgraced lawyer who’s forced to represent a dog on death row, setting him on an unexpected path toward redemption and self-discovery.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is currently the front-runner for New York City mayor, with his closest challenger being formerly disgraced mayor Andrew Cuomo.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Aspersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspersed. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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