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as in pollution, contamination
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sullying
verb
present participle of sully
Synonyms & Antonyms of sullying (Entry 2 of 2)
to make dirty
- people that sully our state parks with their trash
- a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke
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“Sullying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sullying. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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