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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This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025 -
The boys all came home, filthy and with unbrushed teeth.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 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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Sacramento County health inspectors issued the Vietnamese restaurant a yellow placard after witnessing unclean surfaces and food at potentially dangerous temperatures.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors also said floors throughout the kitchen were unclean.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the grim proceedings and grubby environment, the spatial arrangement of the image brings to mind a theatre balcony packed with eager punters ready to consume their money’s worth of entertainment.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Disinfectant spray or wipes: Alcohol-free wipes and sprays won't harm rubber, plastic, silicone, or acrylic, but will make quick work of your grubby buds, dissolving wax quickly.—
Chris Haslam,
WIRED,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a bamboo forest of southwestern China, a spotted creature perched on a plant.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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And, during the Covid-19 lockdowns, the Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo put out a call for volunteers to video chat with its spotted garden eels, which had reportedly grown shy from the lack of human interaction.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The film follows his wife, Eunice, who is also incarcerated in a dark and dingy prison cell for several weeks before she is released without explanation and left to fend for the family’s five children.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Tequila and heroin can only dull the pain for so long before Lee’s desperate yearning for something more cuts through the haze and sends him back out into dingy bars and narrow alleys, prowling with a predatory lust for men.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
7 Dec. 2024
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“Smirched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smirched. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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