dinted

verb

past tense of dint
as in dented

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  1. dented
  2. tarnished
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  • The recent run-up in rates has dented municipal bond prices, leaving one corner of the market offering especially attractive tax-free income.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The group continues to see healthy prospects for jewelry, even though comparable growth in the division decelerated to 11 percent in the third quarter from 18 percent in the prior three months, as the slowdown in China dented sales at Qeelin.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Major financial firms like Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo stopped participating in the company’s lucrative rankings of wealth advisers for fear of being tarnished by association.
    — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The wars severely tarnished the United States’ global reputation and left a generation of Americans skeptical that the country could be a force for good in the world.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
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