tarring

present participle of tar

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Verb
  • The problem is, people were drinking a lot of bad ones, sullying their opinion of the drink.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The technology ideally should be used for sectors that are difficult to decarbonize, such as cement production, aviation and agriculture, rather than to extend the life of polluting power plants or to prolong the use of oil and gas, Koberle said.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Stop polluting and give them stable, growing economies in which to be raised.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over three decades, the community has witnessed the Chens’ children growing up—attending their sports games, hearing them practice piano in the restaurant, and blurring the line between customer and friend.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • However, that is a small price to pay for blurring fine lines without Botox.
    Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
    River Selby August 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Picture a world dominated by paper forms—carbon copies smudging under the relentless pressure of scribbled notes—a world where dispatching felt more like a chaotic game of telephone than a streamlined operation.
    Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The decision has vexed supporters of the program and of journalism in general, who charged Paramount executives risked tarnishing a media brand that has long sought to hold power to account and to probe events with an independent lens.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The tourism hub is lined with hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment spots, but the council says lewd messages sprawled across the backsides of storefront mannequins and tongue-in-cheek T-shirts are tarnishing the area’s wholesome image.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And around all this, the whiff of Epstein is tainting the president's achievements.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Wildfire smoke can travel hundreds of miles, clouding skies and choking air quality in distant cities.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Markets are treading water ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium, with mixed data clouding hopes for a September Fed rate cut.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Tarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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