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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Adjective
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Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.—
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.—
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The footage from drone cameras shows a large area of industrial Louisville charred and blackened from smoke and fire damage.—
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Skip any skins that look moldy, blackened, or spoiled.—
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She had never been arrested before and felt humiliated when her mugshot was plastered all over the news after her arrest.—
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She was humiliated when her oldest son was forced to testify in a divorce case.—
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Bonner’s story is what is right about sports, which seem to become more soiled and corrupt by the minute.—
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Towels—including bath towels, hand towels, kitchen towels, and washcloths—are often more soiled than clothes.—
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Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.—
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The ashes from the crematorium chimney covered the streets, sooted the rain, dirtied the snow, damaged the crops, infected every body.—
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The admission of the Afrikaners was based on claims, which have been discredited, that white South African farmers were being killed in large numbers.—
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Original studies suggesting a link were flawed and have been discredited.—
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Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.—
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In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.—
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Trump has focused on tourist-friendly areas being besmirched by crime.—
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“Smirched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smirched. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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