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to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors
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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
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The state has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth thanks to settlement funds from an oil spill that marred area waters more than 20 years ago.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
McCullers is still 32 but with a marred history since his seventh-place AL Cy Young finish in 2021.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2026
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
The Australian Jewish Association welcomed the report’s release but said it was marred by failing to address the form of antisemitic extremism said to have motivated the Bondi Beach shooters.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Ionescu’s injury is the first blow to the Liberty season after a 2025 campaign marred by injury.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
That project was marred by a labor investigation, which BYD and its contractors settled late last year.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
May Day rallies in Turkey are frequently marred by clashes with authorities.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
These attacks often provided a larger cultural pretext for the campaigns of extralegal political violence that terrorized Black voters in the South, assassinated political leaders, and marred the integrity of several of the region’s major elections.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
The surveys suggest a tight race, though, after an election that was marred by controversial changes to the voters roll.
—Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Bloomberg, 29 Apr. 2026
The move comes after the spring-break-reminiscent event has been marred by tragedy and lawlessness in previous years.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Bondi's Epstein file controversies marred tenure Bondi's tenure was embattled by accusations of mismanagement over her handling of the Epstein files.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The state has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth thanks to settlement funds from an oil spill that marred area waters more than 20 years ago.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
McCullers is still 32 but with a marred history since his seventh-place AL Cy Young finish in 2021.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
The entire proceedings have been marred by tragedy since the exhibition’s artistic director, Koyo Kouoh, died suddenly of liver cancer in early 2025, leaving her staff to complete the last year of work.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
The Australian Jewish Association welcomed the report’s release but said it was marred by failing to address the form of antisemitic extremism said to have motivated the Bondi Beach shooters.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Ionescu’s injury is the first blow to the Liberty season after a 2025 campaign marred by injury.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
That project was marred by a labor investigation, which BYD and its contractors settled late last year.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
May Day rallies in Turkey are frequently marred by clashes with authorities.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
These attacks often provided a larger cultural pretext for the campaigns of extralegal political violence that terrorized Black voters in the South, assassinated political leaders, and marred the integrity of several of the region’s major elections.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
The surveys suggest a tight race, though, after an election that was marred by controversial changes to the voters roll.
—Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Bloomberg, 29 Apr. 2026
The move comes after the spring-break-reminiscent event has been marred by tragedy and lawlessness in previous years.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marred
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These pests and diseases can commonly be managed through removal and destruction of damaged tissue.—
Emily Leahy,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Spores from infected leaves and blooms can invade pruning wounds and damaged tissue.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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An expert who spoke to New York magazine estimated that about 30 percent of the peptides tested for clients were contaminated or otherwise tainted.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Court exhibit But that, too, Casteleiro argued, was tainted.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Semrade fled the station immediately after the attack, leaving Ozsoy critically injured on the platform.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Instead, locking one of today's imperfect rates may be the better move to protect against the market unknowns still ahead.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Look for bins that are not coated or stained with toxic finishes.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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On TikTok, short videos often show people traveling to Turkey to fix their uneven or stained teeth and transform their smiles.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Yoon was in office, Kim was embroiled in a series of scandals that hurt her husband’s approval rating and provided relentless political ammunition to his rivals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Yoon was in office, Kim was embroiled in scandals that hurt her husband’s approval rating and provided political ammunition to his rivals.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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My girl's gonna get spoiled — that's for sure — from Aunt Julianne.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Ann and Pat later moved to a 10-acre farm east of Franktown, where Schrader gardened, raised hens, spoiled cats and hoisted 50-pound bales of hay among other chores for the family’s eight horses.—
Billie Stanton,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Who cares about the fact that her friend cheated when her child was poisoned by her husband and her father?—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Weinstein’s lawyers have argued that his New York conviction last year was poisoned by bad blood among jurors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Marred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marred. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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