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verb

past tense of blacken
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as in faded
to grow dark the auditorium blackened suddenly, and a spotlighted performer appeared alone on stage

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Recent Examples of blackened
Adjective
Menu highlights there include sesame guava toast, conch salad, and a blackened shrimp club wrap. Erinne Magee, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 His blackened execution pyre stands in a barren field, a leitmotif driven like a stake through the heart of the film. Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
Verb
Some discolored areas on the bones that were not charred may have been blackened by smoke exposure, according to the study. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 The name comes from how their interior walls were blackened from burning peat. Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blackened
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackened
Adjective
  • The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Wood stained baseboards may need a gentler cleaning approach, such as Murphy’s Oil Soap, to protect the finish.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At Dilara Findikoglu, models looked like ladies in waiting that had risen from the dead; wearing antiquated corsetry that was dirtied and torn.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • As for her glam, Strogoff wore her bright blonde hair in loose mermaid waves and darkened her eyebrows to a near black for a bold contrast.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Their views on the economy's trajectory have darkened, with only 25 percent saying in September that things were getting better, down from 28 percent in August.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For collaborating with British officers while on parole, he was transferred to solitary confinement in a filthy cell.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Trying to expose the trafficking, abuse, and the filthy networks that protect the wealthy and powerful puts you in danger.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All the eye makeup, which there was a lot of, was smudged.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Krasznahorkai eventually found a global cult audience, who recognized his distinct ability to cloak anomie, violence, and resignation, smudged with a kind of gutter comedy, within a labyrinthine syntax.
    Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The stars themselves are bestowed by anonymous inspectors who briefly appear on camera, but whose names, faces, and even voices are completely obscured.
    Laurie Woolever, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Stainless-steel twin vanities are tucked into niches at opposite ends of the 20-foot-long space, while the water closet and double shower are obscured behind frosted glass and metal doors.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Plan to clean the coils every 6 months, but every 3 months is recommended for fridges in dusty areas or homes with pets.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Thousands of Palestinians began the long, dusty walk from the south of Gaza toward Gaza City after a ceasefire came into effect in the enclave on Friday.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Blackened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackened. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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