blighting

present participle of blight

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • He was charged last week with impairing or interrupting operation of critical infrastructure facility.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • Abdulrahman Oriyomi, 25, was charged with felony impairing or interrupting operation of a critical infrastructure facility last week and was booked into jail in Harris County, Texas, on Friday, according to court records.
    Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Primary hazards include damaging wind gusts, locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning strikes, with hail and a brief tornado or waterspout also possible.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • Nelson is doing fine now In 2000, Nelson was diagnosed with HIV and sarcoidosis, a condition that went into remission until a severe case of Legionnaires’ disease in 2021 reactivated it, damaging both his lungs and liver.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • For more than a decade, YouTube has faced its fair share of scourges, including accusations of radicalizing users or harming their mental well-being.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Robinson’s attorneys have repeatedly raised concerns about news coverage of the high-profile case potentially harming their client’s right to a fair trial.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The Cowboys are like most NFL teams that roll out a synthetic surface that has a grass feel, and is vastly superior to the old knee-ruining ways of AstroTurf.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • The Dodgers are ruining baseball!
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Guess which mowing league isn't mutilating hedgehogs?
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • In 2022, for example, someone back-flipped off a bridge and into a raft, injuring a man and his son, according to previous Statesman reporting.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2026
  • Ghazwan Kareem attended the rally on crutches after injuring his calf while playing soccer Friday night.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Color Changes Foods can darken or brown slightly from exposure to oxygen rather than spoiling.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • Mbappé and his teammates were inefficient to start, with poor touches spoiling attacks in and out of the box.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
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“Blighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighting. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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