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as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors
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as in injured
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the once glossy surface is now marred by numerous small pits and abrasions
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Recent Examples of marred
Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
Martin starred as one of the NFL’s top running backs a decade ago, in a career that was also marred by injuries and off-field challenges.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
But the country’s industrial innovation has also been marred by production overcapacity.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Injuries have marred a promising season for the Danish forward.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
But the victory was marred by the second-half exit of starting quarterback Bryce Young, who left the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
The criminal trial against the five players was widely followed across Canada and the sports world, and it was marred by logistical legal issues, including Judge Carroccia originally dismissing the trial in mid-May over the players’ defense attorneys’ behavior in court.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The contest was marred by violent disorder, with five people taken to hospital and 62 injured.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Rosen Gonzalez’s first term on the City Commission, starting in 2015, was marred by five separate ethics complaints against her.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Advertisement While the commercial supply of goods has improved since the cease-fire deal, the flow of humanitarian aid continues to be marred by bureaucracy, delays, and blockages.
—Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
Martin starred as one of the NFL’s top running backs a decade ago, in a career that was also marred by injuries and off-field challenges.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
But the country’s industrial innovation has also been marred by production overcapacity.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Injuries have marred a promising season for the Danish forward.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
But the victory was marred by the second-half exit of starting quarterback Bryce Young, who left the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
The criminal trial against the five players was widely followed across Canada and the sports world, and it was marred by logistical legal issues, including Judge Carroccia originally dismissing the trial in mid-May over the players’ defense attorneys’ behavior in court.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The contest was marred by violent disorder, with five people taken to hospital and 62 injured.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Rosen Gonzalez’s first term on the City Commission, starting in 2015, was marred by five separate ethics complaints against her.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marred
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That means Zaha will be suspended for Game 1 of the playoffs against NYCFC, which tainted an otherwise near-perfect evening for the home team.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Suddenly, my spotless record was tainted.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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In their study, University of Tokyo professors Emi Nishimura and Yasuaki Mohri have shed light on what happens when these pigment-producing stem cells are damaged.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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And this is the same thing all Gazans did after their homes were bombed or damaged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In his novelistic universe, human beings are governed by emotions, driven by desire, unpredictable, imperfect, fallible—but also possessed of enormous power.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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The sense of social permission to be imperfect mirrors the early internet—wild, weird, and unfiltered.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Look for products with one or more of those ingredients, and always test first on a small, inconspicuous area to ensure your carpet won’t be damaged or stained.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Napier’s tenure was also stained by one of the biggest snafus of the name, image and likeness era.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Frazier Rehabilitation Institute In 1929, Amelia Brown Frazier, George Garvin Brown’s granddaughter, was injured in an automobile accident that changed her life forever.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Police are responding to a shooting that left multiple people injured at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night, during the school’s Homecoming weekend.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The spoiled food was brought onboard by a customer and was not related to in-flight food or drinks, according to the company.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bad gas often has a spoiled or sour smell.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But then the bakery door darkened.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gradually, though, the prognosis darkened.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But something always hurts that late in a marathon.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The perception of Trump clearing the way for the Ellisons in the US could hurt them in other markets, sources said.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Marred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marred. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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