defiled 1 of 2

past tense of defile

defiled

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of defiled
Adjective
The seafood area’s ice machine was similarly defiled. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defiled
Verb
  • In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women in cobalt-mining regions have reported reproductive-health concerns such as miscarriages and birth defects; cobalt mining has also polluted croplands.
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Directed by series veteran David Silverman, the movie’s plot saw Springfield being confined under a massive glass dome after Homer accidentally polluted the town’s lake.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Days later, on September 13, Russian drones violated Romanian airspace, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets.
    Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In another lawsuit, lawyers argue that the First Amendment rights of detainees are being violated because attorneys face challenges in meeting with their clients at the site.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Consumers who have received the affected HelloFresh meals are urged not to consume the contaminated product and to throw them away immediately.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.
    Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officials were previously awaiting toxicology results to determine whether the woman had been poisoned.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In March 2018, Ashley checked into a Florida hospital and alleged that Doug was abusive and poisoned her.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s order also directs administration officials to terminate or revoke visas if foreign nationals are found to have desecrated the flag.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
  • When Melanson failed to comply with Lino’s instructions, Lino allegedly beat the older man with a baseball bat and then desecrated his corpse.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Brazil’s Health Ministry is warning people to avoid cocktails after tainted liquor killed at least one person, blinded others and fueled a nationwide panic.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Brigadier General Edwin Urrego, commander of the Metropolitan Police, initially told local outlets that seven people had been found dead as a result of consuming the tainted liquor.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • France has Europe’s largest population of Muslims, over 6 million, for whom pigs are considered impure.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Even the most natural parts of many women’s lives — such as menstruation, clothing or even breastfeeding — can be framed as being impure or as moral transgressions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Katadyn BeFree Water Filter Bottle Clean water is non-negotiable when exploring the backcountry—one sip of unclean water can have life-threatening consequences.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Suppose the Byzantine code comes back unclean.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Defiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defiled. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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