BLIGHTING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

blighting

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present participle of blight

as in impairing

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That match carries a 70% probability of performance-impairing heat.

— Carlos Roa, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
The death was classified as natural, with the pathologist noting that long-term alcohol use can increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia by impairing several of the body's protective reflexes and immune functions.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

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Rodriguez pleaded guilty to damaging property occupied by a foreign government, explosive materials—malicious damage to federal property, and receipt or possession of an unregistered firearm.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Conventional launch vehicles secure their payloads inside protective fairings that fall away from the rocket completely once damaging aerodynamic forces disappear in the vacuum of space.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2026

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Fortunately, some companies are realizing that hoarding data is actually harming their growth.

— Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Reforming the review process is paradoxically essential to avoiding actually massively harming our environment and climate.

— James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

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Plus, one of the biggest things that holds people back from DIY is a fear of ruining their home, but that’s virtually impossible with peel-and-stick wallpaper.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
Clothes moths are indoor pests notorious for ruining the best threads in any closet.

— Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

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Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
In Strasbourg, groups of Palace supporters clashed among themselves in a square in the city centre, marring the occasion.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026

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In the early hours of New Year's Day, a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia — A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, police said Monday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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