GRAFFITIING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

graffitiing

verb

variants also graffiting

present participle of graffiti

as in violating

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George, despite missing significant time because of a 25-game suspension for violating NBA drug policy, had a good season on both ends.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In May, two children were taken by their mother, violating a court order, and were reported missing in Hillsborough County.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

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Future research, potentially tagging myrtle warblers directly on the California wintering grounds, will shed more light on this population and why certain individuals follow a different migration route.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Tolle, instead of simply tagging Canzone, hugged him for the out.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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But as building efforts have ramped up, the administration has run into opposition from landowners, environmental groups, and Native American tribes who say construction is violating property rights and desecrating sacred Indigenous sites.

— Mikella Schuettler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
After desecrating the statue, the vandal returns the hammer to his pocket, scales the fence and flees into the night, the footage shows.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Too Much Vitamin B6 and Nerve Damage Taking high doses of B6 may cause numbness, a pins-and-needles sensation, or pain in your legs, impairing your ability to walk.

— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
Summary Quality sleep is crucial for leaders' performance, yet unpredictable schedules often lead to sleep deprivation, thus impairing vital cognitive functions like memory.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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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

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Measures would bar ‘addictive’ features for users under 16, expose platforms to million‑dollar penalties for harming kids, and require human oversight when AI tools discipline or fire workers.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Kardashian later denied harming the garment in a November 2025 Vanity Fair lie detector video with her All’s Fair costar, Teyana Taylor.

— Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

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