blemished 1 of 2

past tense of blemish
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blemished

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blemished
Verb
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 More to the point, where does Ohio State belong when ranking an increasing list of blemished records? Nathan Baird, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2021 Ensuring that doesn't happen will require finding better ways to clean up blemished images — and that takes time and money. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 July 2020 But perhaps the bigger question is how someone with such a blemished resume got the job in the first place. Ramona Giwargis, The Mercury News, 5 May 2017
Adjective
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
Verb
  • Boy Meets World — Savage’s comedy legacy has been marred by multiple misconduct allegations over the years.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Holes marred the walls in the kitchen under the dish machine, dry storage and dish storage rooms.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Six houses were also damaged in the attack, Kondratiev said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Niacinamide, which is a form of Vitamin B3, is rich in antioxidants that help combat oily and sun-damaged skin, according to the brand.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For her, the loss of $40 isn’t the real issue, but rather the broken trust and the strange turn the situation has taken.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • As the family unravels, Genevieve must summon the courage to save her broken family – and herself – but not without a cost.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Conversely, the painful final months of a relationship can overshadow years of warmth, making the entire story feel tainted.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The decision came in response to challenges from criminal defense attorneys, who argued their clients’ prosecutions were tainted because Habba was kept in place despite not previously serving as the first assistant to the office.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shots fired before dawn in a Charlotte business district killed one person and critically injured another, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bundy statement raises question of rogue FBI round Ammon Bundy’s brother, Ryan Bundy, was also injured in the incident.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Here’s how to get money for spoiled groceries when the food in your refrigerator is compromised during a power outage.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The President is a child who doesn't like his ego to be hurt, a spoiled child.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Suarez, the 38-year-old Uruguayan icon and one of the greatest strikers in history with more than 500 goals for club and country, has had his legacy stained by disciplinary issues.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With the deep budget and staff cuts made to HHS, the ability to collect and manage public health data has been compromised in case of disease outbreaks, said Offit.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s how to get money for spoiled groceries when the food in your refrigerator is compromised during a power outage.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Blemished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blemished. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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