graffitiing

variants also graffiting
present participle of graffiti

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffitiing
Verb
  • Jiankui spent three years in prison and was fined three million yuan (about $430,000 at the time) for violating medical regulations.
    Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
  • The determination concludes a six-month investigation by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division into Davis Med’s admissions practices, which found the school guilty of violating a landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision that banned affirmative action in university admissions.
    Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • In Maryland, local authorities and state legislators have taken a number of actions to decrease the snakehead population, including tagging and releasing some of the fish so that anyone who catches and kills one can return it to the state for some reward money.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Dietzen wrote, tagging the lineup alongside a casual photo of the actor and Perrette smiling.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The case intensifies international scrutiny of Israel’s treatment of religious minorities, following recent incidents of soldiers desecrating Christian religious symbols in Lebanon.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • This week’s discovery of the antisemitic graffiti follows the arrest of two teenage vandals for desecrating a Brooklyn playground in a Jewish neighborhood with more than 50 swastikas in January.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday, severe thunderstorms are possible later in the day across parts of the northern Plains, including much of the Dakotas with damaging wind gusts and large hail the primary hazards.
    Daniel Peck, ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • On its opening day, a fleet of Ukrainian drones attacked the city, damaging a warship in the nearby port of Kronstadt and setting an oil terminal on fire.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The uncertainty is not only rattling European allies worried about the message being sent to Russia, but also risks hurting morale among American troops -- some of whom had their rotations canceled shortly before departure -- and comes as the Army budget is already strained.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
  • Learning to coexist with these little animals sometimes is the best method, especially if any damage is minimal and not ultimately hurting your garden in a major way.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Abdulrahman Oriyomi, 25, was charged with felony impairing or interrupting operation of a critical infrastructure facility last week and was booked into jail in Harris County, Texas, on Friday, according to court records.
    Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Oriyomi was subsequently arrested Friday on charges of intentionally impairing or interrupting the operation of a critical infrastructure facility.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, has been outspoken about the risks of artificial intelligence wiping out half of all entry-level jobs and driving unemployment up by 20%.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • In power since 1994, he has been accused of flagrant human rights violations against his critics, wiping out opposition and independent media.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Use a soft sponge with warm water to gently clean scuff marks without harming the paint.
    Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 10 June 2026
  • If Satrapi was worried about harming Iranians, her work was, and remains, a blessing to Iranians and lovers of Iran.
    Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026
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“Graffitiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffitiing. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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