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
  • Now, the state attorney general says the city must pay a fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Industry leaders say its inability to cite casinos for violating federal law or force the emergency closure of unsafe facilities is particularly troubling.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of violating
Verb
  • His nonprofit studies sharks by catching, tagging and collecting data before releasing them back into the ocean.
    — Tom Hanson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tagging
Verb
  • 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
  • After desecrating a sacred hunting ground in their youth, four Blackfeet men are visited by dire consequences in adulthood.
    — Hannah Whitten, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of desecrating
Verb
  • Williamson said protection of county waterways is a major pillar of his campaign, highlighting the dangers of chemical sprays meant to control plants that end up damaging the ecosystem.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The systems moving in could potentially bring severe weather, large hail, damaging winds and flooding, said NWS Indy meteorologist Matthew Eckhoff.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaging
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the play could end up hurting his chances of making Carolina’s final roster.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a kind of prisoner’s dilemma hurting Democrats who want to beat the left in swing-state primaries.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurting
Verb
  • Chronic stress also reshapes the prefrontal cortex, impairing our ability to manage stress overall.
    — Erin Clabough, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
  • 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
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
  • The case was being closely watched amid a growing wave of litigation accusing social media companies of harming young users.
    — Andrew Hay, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The podcast interview took place before Hilton was hospitalized this week and began receiving medical care after the celebrity gossip blogger appeared to be harming himself on a TikTok livestream on Tuesday night.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of harming
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“Graffitiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffitiing. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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