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as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors
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as in injured
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the once glossy surface is now marred by numerous small pits and abrasions
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Recent Examples of marred
Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The 2024 season in particular was marred by injuries to some of the offense’s top players in the first two weeks of the season.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
After his first three years in Boston were marred by injury, Story has been among the club’s most valuable all-around players this season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The next Broncos drive was marred by the two penalties before Lutz missed a 42-yard field goal.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Last September, the Gophers’ 27-14 loss to Michigan was marred by a Minnesota special teams player being flagged for offside on an onside kick that Minnesota recovered.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Despite a 34-20 win, his performance was a critical chapter in a 2024 season marred by 12 turnovers, often marked by waves of poor decision-making.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The disruptions come amid a WNBA season in which multiple games were marred by the objects making appearances on the court.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Each death was devastating to relatives and friends left behind, and the first decades of the twentieth century were marred by individual grief on a global scale.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The track session on Saturday was marred with red and yellow flags due to the number of incidents, and the intermittent raindrops at the end that put many drivers at risk.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The 2024 season in particular was marred by injuries to some of the offense’s top players in the first two weeks of the season.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
After his first three years in Boston were marred by injury, Story has been among the club’s most valuable all-around players this season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The next Broncos drive was marred by the two penalties before Lutz missed a 42-yard field goal.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Last September, the Gophers’ 27-14 loss to Michigan was marred by a Minnesota special teams player being flagged for offside on an onside kick that Minnesota recovered.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Despite a 34-20 win, his performance was a critical chapter in a 2024 season marred by 12 turnovers, often marked by waves of poor decision-making.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The disruptions come amid a WNBA season in which multiple games were marred by the objects making appearances on the court.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Each death was devastating to relatives and friends left behind, and the first decades of the twentieth century were marred by individual grief on a global scale.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marred
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King Charles’ brother, Prince Andrew, has been tainted by his own friendship with Epstein.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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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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Reportedly, 3 lakh acres of farmlands have been damaged and according to the Punjab state government half a million people across 23 districts have been affected by floods.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to its home base, the Warwick Theatre, next week for its first production there since a fire badly damaged the historic venue 19 months ago.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To build this fall door wreath, wire bundles of ornamental grass and purple fountain grass seed heads to a wreath form, keeping the shape loose and imperfect.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even an imperfect north star is better than drifting rudderless.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Inside the retro-futuristic Discoveryland area of Disneyland Paris, a full-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter sits on a silver and blue platform which looks like it has been weathered and stained from battles.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Doing some research on other things my car needs (truly the theme for this week) and decide a seat cover would be good, since it’s been stained a bit with annoying food spills.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have not released information about victim conditions or the total number of people injured in the attack.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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At least three people have been killed and dozens of others were injured.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 1951, the effervescent Crowley starred as a spoiled teenager on the ABC Saturday afternoon show A Date With Judy, which had been a popular radio program and then a 1948 movie that starred Jane Powell.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
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From spoiled chicken to dead cockroaches, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants last week.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fonda arrived in Rome with his blue eyes darkened by contact lenses, the better to convey malevolence.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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Now the mood has darkened as nonprofits recruit lawyers and bolster the security of their offices and staff.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My actions have hurt innocent people.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Too many reminders can come across as pushy and hurt your chances.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Marred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marred. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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