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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smutted
Verb
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The Orbánists first ignored them, then smeared them.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026 -
Farran asked, gazing at their graves — cardboard signs smeared with handwritten Arabic because the war has made a proper burial in their village impossible.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And one track prominently features a country singer, a drastic departure from the usual Fire-Toolz mélange of screensaver EDM, Hypercolor death metal, blackened new age, and copious other mutant genres that usually don’t mix.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
8 May 2026
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The mosque is blackened and burned, the minaret split in two.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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From the back, Paul's clothing appears soiled and she is covered in bandages.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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More frequent cleaning may be needed if the bed appears soiled or if your pet has allergies or fleas.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those smudged, hazy glass patio doors are not doing your indoor-outdoor view any favors.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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This spring, expect lips to be blurred, eyeliner to be smudged, and skin to be soft-focus.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Testing by the University of Georgia that alerted the industry and state in 2008, when Bost was in her teens, showed the local Conasauga River that supplies the region’s drinking water was polluted.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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That is exactly what this film cleverly does — pinpoints the insidious nature of far-right movements and the creeping rhetoric that has polluted our society.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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No Doubt defined an era with their individualistic fashion and blurred musical lines between ska and pop.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Tears blurred his vision and reddened his face.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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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
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But a battlefield promotion to Ayatollah was arranged, blending faith with politics in an exercise that critics said sullied both even before Khamenei reinforced his position by earthly means, elevating the IRGC.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Many of Starmer’s potential opponents within the Labour Party are tainted by scandal – such as Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister who resigned last year over her failure to pay the correct amount of property tax – or untested.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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An expert who spoke to New York magazine estimated that about 30 percent of the peptides tested for clients were contaminated or otherwise tainted.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Smutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smutted. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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