blemished; blemishing; blemishes
: to spoil by a flaw
: a noticeable imperfection
especially
: one that seriously impairs appearance
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Examples of blemish in a Sentence
Verb
A series of burn marks blemish the table's surface.
The incident blemished his reputation.
Noun
The cream is supposed to prevent blemishes on the skin.
The table had a few scratches and minor blemishes.
The book fails to mention any of the organization's many blemishes.
The incident was a blemish on his record.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2024
And, especially in recent decades, the spectacle has been blemished by budget overruns, long-term debts, wasteful infrastructure, displacement and gentrification, political strife and environmental harm.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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Blitz blemishes with these hydrocolloid patches.
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Verb
That huge carbon footprint blemishes the reputations of global tech firms such as Google and Apple, which are pressuring suppliers to set high bars for their own environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2024
And, especially in recent decades, the spectacle has been blemished by budget overruns, long-term debts, wasteful infrastructure, displacement and gentrification, political strife and environmental harm.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
Noun
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Next, Eilish uses Nars concealer on a couple blemishes, blending it with a small cushion pad, then going over everything with Laura Mercier powder.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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Blitz blemishes with these hydrocolloid patches.
—Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Blemish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blemish. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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blemish
noun
blem·ish
ˈblem-ish 
: a mark of physical deformity or injury: as
a
: any small mark on the skin (as a pimple or birthmark)
blemishes symptomatic of acne
b
: a defect of an animal (as a horse) that detracts from its appearance but does not interfere with its usefulness
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