marring

present participle of mar
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of marring An optional front rack on both models adds instant utility without marring the retro-fantastic looks. William Roberson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Boston comes in with three straight losses marring otherwise agreeable vibes. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marring
Verb
  • Rahmani, the former prosecutor, said statements by Patel and other Justice Department officials could raise concerns about tainting the jury pool in a future trial.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And around all this, the whiff of Epstein is tainting the president's achievements.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The beginning of the season is off to an unsettled start as Middle Tennessee is forecasted to experience several days of potentially severe weather, including damaging winds and heavy downpours.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Ukrainian drones struck the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast on June 27, damaging or destroying four Su-34s.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Soundcore reckons that the screen's large footprint should help prevent the odd gust of wind from spoiling the yard or pool party.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The point isn’t to stop them from spoiling it.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Family Dollar store in the 3700 block of Broadway Boulevard partially collapsed July 27, killing one man and injuring others.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This season, Lewis didn’t even make it to the opener, injuring his right hamstring late in spring training.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s made with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, and it can even be paired with your favorite lip balm or gloss — without staining the applicator — for an extra boost of moisture.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As a natural stone, quartzite should be sealed to prevent staining.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The line is composed almost entirely of rich neutral hues of navy, gray, and cream with occasional pops of color that add interest without compromising elegance.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hemenway’s work is accessible to the beginner without compromising detail and nuance.
    Catherine Habgood September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Other Mommy is described as a supernatural trip into the darkening world of a young girl as her family, and their home, are haunted by a sinister entity that is determined to take up residence inside her.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The resulting scorching ash cloud reached as high as 16 miles into the atmosphere, darkening the sky and causing homes and businesses as far as 300 miles away to close.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Related Stories Pogachefsky is now suing 42West and his former employees, accusing them of crippling his company and scuttling his talks to sell the firm.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • While many may worry that lending financial support to their children may be crippling them or enabling them, nearly 77% of the parents surveyed do so with some kind of stipulation or contingency.
    Essence, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Marring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marring. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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