graffitied

past tense of graffiti

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffitied
Verb
  • Then in January 2026, according to police, a potential family member reached out to police and said the mausoleum and grave of a relative at Riverview Cemetery were unlawfully desecrated in 2002.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Skeletal remains found in a Wilmington, Delaware, park 15 years ago have been identified as a woman who died in 1907, and whose gravesite was later desecrated.
    Joe Brandt, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These additions, tagged with the fact that the Panthers played well down the stretch of 2025, meant that Carolina was expected to be quite good on defense this season.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Most residents on the street have been ordered to evacuate, with seven homes red-tagged due to hazardous conditions and an additional 24 red-tagged because emergency vehicles wouldn’t be able to access them in an emergency, city officials have said.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the US envoy was taken on a tour of a cathedral in central Kyiv damaged in Russian attacks.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The second one came out of the printer damaged, with a big scratch on it.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment.
    Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The building's pine ceilings were in disrepair and its brick walls were damaged, poorly painted, or defaced with graffiti.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Continue reading … HOLY GROUND ATTACK — World-famous Catholic shrine defaced and set on fire.
    , FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Dolly Parton‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been replaced after the original one was vandalized following the country superstar’s death.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The country music icon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was allegedly vandalized after her death; it was already set to be replaced because of existing cracks, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce told Los Angeles news station ABC 7.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • According to Ghumman, the dangers that cannabis poses in traffic fatalities involve a delay in reaction time compared to someone who is not impaired and a lack of coordination.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The agency is urging motorists and passengers to wear seat belts and reminding drivers not to drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Climate was top of the agenda at Première Vision Paris as the global textiles fair took place in the still-sweltering 27-degree Centigrade (about 80 degrees Fahrenheit) heat following a summer marred by record heat across Europe.
    Ellen Groves, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • His debut season in England was marred by injuries, limiting him to just four consecutive league starts in 2024-25.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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“Graffitied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffitied. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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