Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarred
Verb
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Hardware stores were the best venue for cheap glues, glazes, and epoxies, which could be smeared, stuffed, and sanded into every crack and crevice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025 -
We were laughed at, smeared, called hysterical.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another topper, this one in a vibrant jungle print, was completely soiled.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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The Heavy Duty cycle is designed to provide a more intensive clean for items that are heavily soiled or exposed to tougher conditions than everyday clothing.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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At the latter, four local farmers show The Athletic water courses polluted with crude oil.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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However, the oceans are in trouble and are constantly polluted with plastic, particularly single-use plastic bags, which is a huge problem.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
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Before that, his 2007 collapse against the Golden State Warriors had tarnished his legacy.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Her anxiety shaped her reputation and unfairly tarnished her legacy.—
Lois Romano,
Time,
14 May 2026
Verb
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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
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Look for blackened, dim, and flickering bulbs during your inspections and replace those as well.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
Verb
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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
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Meanwhile, Ejae's eye shadow, a look created by makeup artist Min Kim with the Diorshow 5 Couleurs palette in Grand Bal, is smudged beyond the usual borders of smoky-eye territory.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
5 May 2026
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Some members of her party have pushed Sheinbaum to sever ties with Rocha Moya and other leaders suspected of links to organized crime, lest Morena be tainted by the allegations.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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His association with the Nazi regime, which some believe occurred only because he was pressured to play to secure the release of his mother from Auschwitz, forever tainted Wilimowski.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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“Tarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarred. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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