graffitiing

verb

variants also graffiting
present participle of graffiti
as in violating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffitiing
  1. violating
  2. tagging
  3. desecrating
  4. damaging
  5. hurting
  6. impairing
  7. wiping out
  8. harming
Verb
  • The details of his parole in that case are not yet clear, but Garcia was out by April 2023, when he was charged with violating that parole.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Barnes denied any cooperation violating state law and said ICE agents are legally allowed to be in public areas of the jails.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of violating
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  • The model started sharing photos and videos of the intricate makeup process earlier that day, tagging Marino to give him credit for his work.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In a series of TikTok videos made yesterday, North West debuted an exaggerated prosthetic chin and slick-black bob, tagging the Bad Girls star.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tagging
Verb
  • The next day, February 9th, Nakira was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, desecrating human remains, and tampering with physical evidence.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to.
    — Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of desecrating
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  • This includes significant flooding of coastal beaches, walkways and roads, and potentially damaging some structures.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Elon Musk hung on to power after badly damaging Tesla’s reputation during his stint in politics.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of damaging
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  • The express trains would skip local stops in most communities, offering zero service to residents along the rail line while potentially hurting state and federal funding for existing systems such as the CTA and Metra that serve actual commuters.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Google's problem is that chatbots are becoming an alternative to search, leading consumers to click far fewer blue links and hurting Google's ad revenue.
    — Ari Levy, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of hurting
Verb
  • Owen did not directly answer Heytens’s hypothetical question, instead insisting that the law at the center of the lawsuit was a violation of the contracts clause of the Constitution, which bars states from passing laws impairing public contracts.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This may affect the ability to focus on the environment, especially during movement and changes in direction, thereby impairing balance.
    — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of impairing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Earlier this week, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's military forces had experienced limits on Starshield without warning again, harming their ability to defend against Russia's ongoing aerial attacks.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Ra’am now wants to join the government Segalovitz acknowledged that his background was part of his appeal yet said his larger goal was to break down barriers harming Israeli society.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of harming
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“Graffitiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffitiing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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