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as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing
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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style
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Adjective
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In one recent study published in Bone Research, researchers found that impaired lymphatic drainage is associated with inflammatory conditions like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026 -
The health scare, which his wife attributed to years of alcohol abuse, left the comic with impaired memory function.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That means every angle needs to be screen-ready and not tainted by equipment, crew or the director.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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The entire imbroglio proved hugely damaging, not only to Boohoo but also the Leicester garment industry, which was already struggling to cope with the manufacturing shift overseas before the fear of being tainted by scandal led its remaining buyers to flee en masse.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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The collapse damaged part of the Potomac Interceptor sewer system and caused an overflow of more than 200 million gallons of wastewater to flow into the Potomac River.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ellen Rudolph’s home was damaged in the Palisades fire and then her husband died of cancer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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In many cases submitted to Othram, the main challenge can be having to rely solely on significantly old remains, as in Ritchie’s case, or other pieces of evidence that have degraded over time, Othram’s CEO David Mittelman told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Infrastructure in Venezuela is severely degraded, and any meaningful revival would likely require more than $100 billion in investment over a decade.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Allen is an author who lives on the East Coast with her husband and two spoiled cats.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bacteria can grow on spills, spoiled food, and hidden crumbs.—
Kendall Bettle,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This friend group is so poisoned.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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In 2016, dozens of residents from a subdivision about 20 miles from the Boarmans’ home sued oil giant ConocoPhillips, alleging that years of improper oil field waste disposal had poisoned their drinking water.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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But more recently, Clark’s tenure has been marred by dissent and distractions.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The abrupt withdrawal of Microsoft's co-founder dealt a fresh blow to a flagship event already marred by organisational lapses, a robot row and complaints of traffic chaos.—
Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Mutawa, as the religious police are known, had their powers significantly weakened in 2016.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Well, he's weakened the regulations on clean cars.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Vitiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitiated. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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