1
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories
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as in abused
to put to a bad or improper use
profaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies
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as in violated
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
invading troops profaned the altar by playing poker on it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profaned
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Immune cells here degraded old and damaged red blood cells, accumulating iron from the hemoglobin for a short period.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026 -
Some tapes had degraded in the meantime, and portions of the original data were lost.—
Federica Sgorbissa,
ArsTechnica,
24 May 2026
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Over the ensuing years, the estate worked aggressively to manage and grow the estate’s assets, in tandem with fighting off a growing number of allegations from men who said that the singer had abused them as children.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Organizers are now working with local police and monitoring cameras to make sure the system is not being abused.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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An internal review conducted by the Aurora Police Department, which included Aurora’s independent consent decree monitor, determined that Dieck had not violated department policy.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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OpenAI filed its first formal legal response to the Raine lawsuit in November 2025, denying responsibility and arguing the teen had violated the terms of service.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Deficiencies happen when one dimension is corrupted or absent.—
Hamilton Mann,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The real goal is to identify the actual point of compromise, such as where the data is being misused, who the rogue actor is, which account is the victim, which account is the mule and where the money is really going.—
Muhammad Azeem,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Critics of the Take It Down law fear it could be misused by the FTC.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
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The mission also alleges that evidence was planted and bodies were desecrated.—
Patrick Peralta,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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Javien Wright, the man whose grave was desecrated, was, with a gun by his side, shot to death outside a house in the 1500 block of East Mulkey Street in February 2020.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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These descriptions included being physically beaten, dragged by the hair, attacked with dogs, tased, and verbally humiliated.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
25 May 2026
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Less than a week after that defeat, Arteta was rapidly thrust into his first ever managerial role at the club Guardiola had just humiliated, taking over at Arsenal and becoming the youngest manager in the league.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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The growth of extremes, if unchecked, could lead to the kind of politics that disastrously poisoned the 1930s.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Little does Linda realize that Bradley has poisoned the meal with deadly berries.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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“Profaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profaned. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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