besmirch

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Recent Examples on the Web In the course of the same afternoon, Larry and Lewis wind up debating the relative attractiveness of penises, shadowboxing with a demanding blind man, and besmirching a restaurant captain who felt entitled to his own gratuity. Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024 The current flag has long been disdained by nationalists who associate it with Putin, and more recently, it has been besmirched by the invasion of Ukraine. Jade McGlynn, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023 Even as details and the truth here are murky, Williamson leaves besmirched in a mess that serves neither ESPN nor McAfee well. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024 These hardy souls, largely indifferent to political and economic turbulence, were the mainstay of the tourist economy during the civil war that besmirched the lives of an entire generation from the 1980s on. Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for besmirch 

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“Besmirch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besmirch. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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