smutted

past tense of smut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smutted
Verb
  • The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Over in the next aisle, Gifty Anderson, who typically buys bales from Canada and the United Kingdom, held up a dress smeared with body makeup and tossed it aside without a second thought.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The shrimp basket at B&J's Steak and Seafood includes a half pound of shrimp fried, grilled, blackened or boiled.
    Bill Dawers - For the AJC, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
  • Look for blackened, dim, and flickering bulbs during your inspections and replace those as well.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • This step is especially helpful if your towels are heavily soiled or have a strong musty odor.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
  • The story of Reconstruction had been, of course, soiled badly by the historians’ profession, to be honest.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The school's statement said the receipt supporting the claim of the fake cigars had the time and date smudged out.
    Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • From the estuary of the River Plate, the city looks mysterious, almost smudged, its lines seeming less refined than those of Paris but more modern than Warsaw’s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • As a result, many people living near Mavecure have gotten out of gold mining, which polluted the jungle rivers with mercury and sediment, to work as tour guides, operate restaurants and hostels, or sell arts and crafts.
    John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
  • At the latter, four local farmers show The Athletic water courses polluted with crude oil.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • The line between fictional and real K-pop blurred further in May this year, when Netflix and AEG Presents announced a global concert tour featuring real-life performers as HUNTR/X.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The pressure had become relentless, the boundaries increasingly blurred, and the cost to my own wellbeing impossible to ignore.
    Emma Pringle, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Soap invited its viewers to take jabs at the genre in a time when the soap opera’s reputation had already been sullied in the American mind.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • He was accused of abusing boys, a charge that went unproven but sullied his reputation in Europe.
    Amanda Rosa Updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Troupis and Roman both filed motions seeking to relocate the trial from Dane County, which includes Madison, to neighboring Jefferson County, saying negative publicity had tainted the potential jury pool.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Troupis and Roman both filed motions seeking to relocate the trial from Dane County, which includes Madison, to neighboring Jefferson County, saying negative publicity had tainted the potential jury pool.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
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“Smutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smutted. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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