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befouled

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verb

past tense of befoul

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for befouled
Adjective
  • At least 12 outside experts submitted testimony in what’s called the Dunsmore case, finding that San Diego jails are filthy and that workers regularly fail to follow best practices or department policies.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • So The Righteous Gemstones went with the sentimental ending — or at least what counts for a sentimental ending in a series so committed to the filthiest possible turns of phrase.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • That number includes children, who represent 16 percent of those poisoned and 27 percent of all fatalities.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
  • And guess what, hospitals are seeing cases of vitamin A toxicity — of kids poisoned by being fed too many vitamins instead of being vaccinated.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
Adjective
  • Those collectibles may well hold signs of past life on that enigmatic, dusty and foreboding world.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 13 May 2025
  • Everything from the mortar to the rope has been handmade on the dusty site.
    Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • The three-year-old thoroughbred finished ahead of 18 other horses on a muddy track at Churchill Downs Racetrack on May 3 but will not be looking to repeat the feat at the Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
  • The 2025 Kentucky Derby endured showers and the horses ran on a muddy track.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Coal plants are also the dirtiest fossil fuel in terms of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
  • They were bullied, beaten, humiliated, tortured and shot, with productive laborers crammed on top of one another in the dirty stone barracks—separately from the Jewish prisoners, whose numbers grew ever larger.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Both sizes are available in all black, and the large 45mm model also comes in silver with a white band, while the smaller 41mm Venu 3S gives you the choice of four additional color combinations: soft gold with an ivory, french gray, or dust rose band, or silver with a sage gray band.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
  • The red, blue, and black colors are like Spider-Man’s suit directly on a water bottle.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 14 May 2025
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“Befouled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befouled. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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