dinted

verb

past tense of dint
as in dented

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  1. dented
  2. tarnished
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  • But with female crabs able to produce up to 8 million eggs every season, culling barely dented their numbers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Big Ten revenue has dented the deficit, according to budget figures obtained by the California Post, but the expense of fielding competitive teams in all sports is soaring.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dented
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  • But in some recent years the revelries have been tarnished by shootings and stabbings.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In June, Marius Borg Høiby, 29, was sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of rape and domestic violence after a seven-week trial that further tarnished the family’s reputation.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Dinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinted. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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