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tarnishing

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verb

present participle of tarnish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarnishing
Noun
  • While cases of listeriosis are relatively rare, outbreaks of the serious illness occur sporadically and concerns of contamination by the bacteria are a common cause of food product recalls.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Health authorities in the US and elsewhere have issued dire warnings against feeding pets raw food, noting cases of contamination with salmonella, E. coli and listeria.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • So were environmental factors, such as exposure to pollution from burning coal with a high fluoride content.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • One of the biggest challenges to global economic prosperity—the impact that droughts, heatwaves, and storms caused by planet-warming pollution are having on supply chains, workforces, and infrastructure—has become one of the biggest economic opportunities.
    Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Salting on sidewalks and driveways can also run off into your lawn and landscape, poisoning your plants.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.
    Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up.
    Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The weather is darkening, the leaves are falling and the zombies are nearing your doorstep.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Tarnishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarnishing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.

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