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or maculated
as in soiled
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Adjective
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Let the paste sit for 10 to 20 minutes, leaving it on longer for heavily greased or soiled areas.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Bonner’s story is what is right about sports, which seem to become more soiled and corrupt by the minute.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Only the first is still fashionable, and the last has been so debased, misused, and weaponized over the centuries as to be almost unspeakable in polite company.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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But in recent years, acts of brazen violence have been the grim drumbeat of a debased national politics.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His powerful and begrimed hands cradled each item as delicately as a bird’s egg before squaring it away.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
11 May 2022
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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.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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Smart, capable and quick-witted, Toha’s current joy comes from her relationship with Nelly (Khadija Ahmed), the spoiled granddaughter of her employer (Hanan Youssef), a tetchy, elderly diabetic.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump may be a little spoiled, as the Republican-majority high court has supported most of his positions.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Twits, simply trying to promote their befouled business interests, launch a campaign to restore past greatness.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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After the Clippers turned it over, the Spurs’ Julian Champagnie was fouled and missed both free throws, but San Antonio got the rebound.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Warriors were up three with about 30 seconds left in overtime when Kevin Durant was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made the first two before a miss.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And then as with all of those artists that are beyond music but are actually cultural icons, all of the corruptive things come, and the body becomes corrupted.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Only the corrupted mediums of mass communication have changed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Maculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maculate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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