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Fire had blackened the field.
The sky blackened as the storm approached.
Their false accusations failed to blacken my reputation.
a presidency blackened by scandal
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The brush fire blackened about 100 square feet before being extinguished by firefighters, deputies said in the news release.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
In Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu, history burned and blackened the sky.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
Our giant tree still stands upright but charred and blackened.
—Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Twelve days later, the ambulance was discovered, blackened and destroyed.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
In Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu, history burned and blackened the sky.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
Our giant tree still stands upright but charred and blackened.
—Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Twelve days later, the ambulance was discovered, blackened and destroyed.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Blacken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacken. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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blacken
verb
black·en
ˈblak-ən 
blackened; blackening
ˈblak-(ə-)niŋ
1
: to make or become dark or black
2
: to hurt the reputation of
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