GRAFFITIING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

graffitiing

verb

variants also graffiting

present participle of graffiti

as in violating

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The Washington Post reported that Adjepong filed a motion claiming his ex-wife was violating their settlement agreement by preventing him from seeing his child in January 2025.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Cooper was arrested again on June 12 on charges of harassment and violating a protection order.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026

Definition of violating

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Sensing my hesitation to contribute to the graffiti (tagging the cars is encouraged), Half-Cocked handed me a can of pink spray paint and gently fostered my delinquency.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Amazon markets generative AI creative tools to the same sellers now responsible for tagging.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of tagging

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The penalty is identical to that for desecrating the flag or other national emblem of a foreign state, which was already in place.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 July 2026
One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

Definition of desecrating

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Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
But what if there was another way to block Flock cameras that didn’t involve damaging public property?

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026

Definition of damaging

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Responsible leaders set boundaries so teammates can fail without hurting themselves or the business too much.

— Martina Seferovic, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Ahead, a physical therapist and gardening expert share several effective ways to remove weeds without hurting your back.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026

Definition of hurting

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Researchers found that even a few days of a high-fat diet resembling cheeseburgers and fries disrupted CCK interneurons in the hippocampus, impairing memory.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
The complete assembly weighs just enough for the Madagascar hissing cockroach, a species favored for cyborg research because of its large size, robustness, and wingless body, to carry without significantly impairing its movement.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026

Definition of impairing

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Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.

— Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Definition of wiping out

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The administration’s proposal risks harming both the historic building and the system of reviews that protects structures like it.

— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Here are four foods that may seem healthy but may actually be harming your heart, according to cardiologists.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

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