tarred

past tense of tar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarred
Verb
  • Blood was smeared throughout the business.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Shohreh Dupuis left her job as city manager of Laguna Beach two years ago, in the wake of a squabble with a city council member, a threat of a harassment lawsuit, and an inquiry into into how her house came to be smeared with feces.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The inspector observed three doors ceiling tiles in the bathroom soiled, as well as water leaking through the ceiling by the kitchen area.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Stain-free bedding can go into the dryer, while soiled bedding can be treated and washed again.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But that historical moment was sullied when journalist Sarah Hagi posted screenshots of old X posts from Gascón, which contained racist and Islamophobic sentiments.
    James Factora, Them., 16 Sep. 2025
  • For the most part, this is about strained resources, not sullied reputations.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women in cobalt-mining regions have reported reproductive-health concerns such as miscarriages and birth defects; cobalt mining has also polluted croplands.
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Directed by series veteran David Silverman, the movie’s plot saw Springfield being confined under a massive glass dome after Homer accidentally polluted the town’s lake.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Weston believes the sense of escape the gardens provide from the nearby city will be forever tarnished if the Black Mountain development, with buildings as tall as 70 feet, is allowed to encroach upon the property.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But Mansell’s public record was forever tarnished.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettuccine alfredo is also on the list but only affects four states – Texas not included.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Recalled Trader Joe's pasta sold in Arizona The CDC said listeria contaminated products sold at Trader Joe's were the store's Trader Joe’s Cajun style blackened chicken breast fettucine alfredo, contained in a plastic tray.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As Declan spoke, a player, eye black smudged, hair sopping, stopped and hugged his father tightly.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
  • On the Blumarine spring 2026 runway in Milan on Friday, models tapped into their inner bohemian-fairy party girl personas with charcoal eyeliner smudged around their eyes, faded hues on their lips and tired waves in their hair.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • King Charles’ brother, Prince Andrew, has been tainted by his own friendship with Epstein.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Just as social media makes legacy media apparatus look sluggish by comparison, prediction markets expose traditional polls and surveys for being tainted by bias (see the 2016 Clinton fiasco).
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Tarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarred. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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