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or maculated
as in soiled
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Adjective
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Quick wash is best for lightly worn clothes, not heavily soiled or stained items.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
29 May 2026 -
Students who cannot afford menstrual products are often forced to rely on toilet paper, remain in soiled clothing, leave school early, or miss school altogether.—
Gale Brewer,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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And this has lent Margot a debased sort of celebrity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Now, several polls show that Wyomingites oppose killing wildlife with vehicles, which gives public officials in the next Legislative session an opening to prohibit this debased practice.—
Wendy Keefover,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a lawsuit filed against ICE last year, another former detainee said he was served spoiled milk.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Many neurotoxins, like plant alkaloids, bacterial toxins and spoiled meat, disrupt the nervous system in ways that degrade the brain’s ability to coordinate its spatial reference frames.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 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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Edmonds grabbed a missed 3-pointer by junior guard Liutauras Lelevicius and got the put-back to fall despite being fouled.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Dec. 2025
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Continuation has long been an area of discussion and scrutiny throughout the sport, the idea being that players who get fouled while preparing to shoot are allowed to finish their shooting motion and receive the benefit of a shooting foul.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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“Maculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maculate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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