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or maculated
as in soiled
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Adjective
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Let the cleaner sit for 15 minutes and blot the excess, or cover it with a damp cloth and leave it for up to 24 hours for heavily soiled or old, set-in spots.
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Quick wash is best for lightly worn clothes, not heavily soiled or stained items.
Adjective
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That wasn’t its only subject; comedy and power and misogyny and creativity and intergenerational conflict and work ethic and, especially in its last few seasons, the debased state of the entertainment industry were all richly explored through lines.
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And this has lent Margot a debased sort of celebrity.
Adjective
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His powerful and begrimed hands cradled each item as delicately as a bird’s egg before squaring it away.
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In a theatre that admits no light or sound from the outside world, the audience watches as poor, begrimed laborers and criminals are pushed onstage to shoot their kids and stab their teachers.
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Lineage officials said that their top priority as of Monday night was addressing the stench permeating over Boyle Heights due to the spoiled food.
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Blyth was nominated in the supporting role as Mildred's spoiled daughter, Veda, who seduces her mother's second husband (Zachary Scott), then riddles him with bullets in a jealous rage.
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The Twits, simply trying to promote their befouled business interests, launch a campaign to restore past greatness.
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Clark was also fouled while shooting a 3-pointer later in the second quarter.
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One minute into the 1974 World Cup final in West Germany, Holland legend Johan Cruyff was fouled in the penalty area and history was about to be made.
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Clark has a lot in common with Sam Neill’s corrupted scientist in Event Horizon.
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His corrupted Justice Department sought to get Peters sprung from Colorado prison, presumably to set her loose from a federal facility.
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“Maculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maculate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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