1
as in to stain
to make dirty
blackened the towels with their dirty hands
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2
as in to libel
to make untrue and harmful statements about
the politician maliciously blackened his opponent's reputation
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3
as in to darken
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thick smoke from the forest fires blackened the sky for many miles
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Brighter colors were also becoming more popular for surfaces, in part because electricity was beginning to eliminate soot from abundant candles, oil, and gas lamps as well as other agents that blackened home exteriors and interiors.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
Each course had to utilize a different fish and a different preparation — from raw, steamed, mousse and poached to fried, roasted, smoked, and blackened.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
On the hospital’s main 10-story building, windows, and doors were blown out and walls were blackened.
—Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
On the hospital’s main 10-story building, windows and doors were blown out and walls were blackened, the AP reports.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 8 July 2024
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
Each course had to utilize a different fish and a different preparation — from raw, steamed, mousse and poached to fried, roasted, smoked, and blackened.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
On the hospital’s main 10-story building, windows, and doors were blown out and walls were blackened.
—Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
On the hospital’s main 10-story building, windows and doors were blown out and walls were blackened, the AP reports.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 8 July 2024
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“Blacken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacken. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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