as in unpolished
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as in marred
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarnished
Adjective
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As for the love story at the heart of things, real-life singer-songwriters Koerner and Varga, both making their movie debuts, inhabit their roles with unpolished sincerity, if not technical skill.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025 -
For someone who entered the NFL as an unpolished prospect, Allen has matured into the perfect signal-caller with his big arm and strong running ability.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
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The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Amazon objected to the 2022 warehouse election results, alleging the Amazon Labor Union and the federal labor board had tainted the vote.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Some see all Russians and their cultural heritage as irredeemably tainted by imperial thinking, a view heavily influenced by post-colonial studies in American academia.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
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Drugs, success, and conflicting personalities had poisoned members’ relationships.—
Aaron Gilbreath,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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The iconic American bird was almost wiped out in the 1960s due to the pesticide DDT, which poisoned the eagles and made their eggs weak and flimsy.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the dim glow of his study, Michael leaned back in his chair, the hum of his laptop the only sound breaking the silence.—
Chad Angle,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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From there, the violence piles up and draw us into a timeless tale about Caroline’s confrontational but dim and conflicted son Jack (Barry Keoghan).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Blue Devils were the third No. 1 seed in the committee’s mock top 16, but its remaining conference slate is lackluster.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Action sequences are also lackluster, delivering the bare minimum to move the characters from point A to point B.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Masonic Temple is an extravagant building in the Cass Corridor, surrounded by drab, lonely complexes and half-empty parking lots.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
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The three Alexander brothers arrived in Manhattan federal court together in handcuffs, shackles and drab beige jail clothing.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Tarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarnished. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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