as in stained
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as in blackened
to make dirty
their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail
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as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smirched
Adjective
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Lamine Yamal’s filthy turn for the second goal (above) let football shine through the politics for a second.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025 -
In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The series, which comes from Fresh Produce Media, follows disgraced astrophysicist Veronica Chapel (Brewster) through a high-stakes adventure of astronomical proportions – and even bigger ethical dilemmas.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 Dec. 2024
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Unable to reinvent itself after disgraced former CEO Carlos Ghosn was arrested for breach of trust and misusing company assets back in November 2018, Nissan recently announced that its profits this year will be 70% lower than expected and suffered a $60 million loss last quarter.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Inspectors also said floors throughout the kitchen were unclean.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors observed dirty food items in contact with kitchen shelves, unclean kitchen equipment, cross contamination, inadequate hand washing practices and lack of food-handler certification.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no prize money, of course, and nothing as grubby as a sponsor; superyacht owners don’t need the cash, but prefer the chance to lift the Bucket Cup.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
23 Dec. 2024
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Christmas is about togetherness and harmony, not grubby messes and conflict, and as far as DeeDee (Vanessa Bayer) is concerned, that’s part of the problem.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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After all, the spotted find is just another neutral these days.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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The spotted lanternfly continues to be a problem in Connecticut.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The darkness of the land gives it a dingy atmosphere like an actual swamp and, fittingly, an inconspicuous opening in a tree stump leads to Shrek's Merry Fairytale ride.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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This season follows her beloved Poison Ivy ditching dingy Gotham for Metropolis.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Smirched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smirched. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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