graffitiing

variants also graffiting
Definition of graffitiingnext
present participle of graffiti

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffitiing
Verb
  • The City Council also voted Wednesday to approve an ordinance designating Civilian Office of Police Accountability the investigating body for cases of Chicago police violating the Welcoming City ordinance that bans them from cooperating with immigration officials.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The parents were both arrested on suspicion of violating a social host ordinance, a misdemeanor.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This one is from way back in 2024, when the Knights got Noah Hanifin for a first, a 2025 third and Daniil Miromanov (with the Flyers tagging in for some retention).
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • After dominating against Boston College’s starting pitcher AJ Colarusso — tagging him for six runs (five earned) on eight hits and a walk while just striking out twice over three innings — Miami scored just one run over the final eight innings and struck out eight times.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And a coke-snorting, heirloom-desecrating, funeral-crashing adversary at that.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
  • With the help of that tiny clipping of moss, the defendants were eventually convicted of desecrating human remains in 2015.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
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  • The attack hit four districts, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions, enterprises and critical infrastructure, the head of the regional administration, Mykola Kalashnyk, wrote in a social media post.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • However, cultivators can't get rid of weeds close to plants without damaging the vegetables.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • All say the change punishes immigrants who try to work within the system and threatens to move more of the immigrant economy underground, hurting the state’s tax rolls.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Such responsibility under center would’ve done Minnesota wonders in 2025 – a season in which simply not hurting the team offensively would’ve been enough to win games given the team’s frequently dominant defense.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • By impairing onboard cameras and targeting optics, the platform offers a non-kinetic method of mitigating UAV threats without physically destroying the aircraft.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
  • These compounds may block iodine transport to the thyroid, impairing thyroid function.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Outdoor Voices, once the toast of the category, faded into restructuring, wiping out its entire social media presence.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At least 61,000 people living in the Gaza Strip have died in Israel’s subsequent military campaign aimed at wiping out Hamas and recovering the hostages.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Xi’s unwillingness or inability to intervene in events so far from home seems to be harming China’s reputation as a geopolitical counterweight to the United States.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • While medication won't cause a clog in your pipes, pouring it down the drain can contaminate your local watershed, harming your local aquatic life.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Graffitiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffitiing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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