as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption
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Recent Examples of bloodied
Led by vocalist Christina Michelle’s hair-raising screams, Deep Sage mangles everything in its path with thick basslines and switchblade guitars until the floor is bloodied but the air, at long last, is cleansed.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
None was bigger than the Ohio State-Michigan brawl, which left players and coaches bloodied, and at least one officer injured.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 1 Dec. 2024
The Buckeyes and attendees rushed to stop them from doing so, and the eventual five-minute-long scuffle left players and coaches bloodied and one Ohio State University police officer injured.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
Moxley quickly bloodied Cassidy, shades of their previous match.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
One more loss, and more than a billion dollars is bloodied and bruised and crawling into winter.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
None was bigger than the Ohio State-Michigan brawl, which left players and coaches bloodied, and at least one officer injured.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 1 Dec. 2024
The Buckeyes and attendees rushed to stop them from doing so, and the eventual five-minute-long scuffle left players and coaches bloodied and one Ohio State University police officer injured.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
Moxley quickly bloodied Cassidy, shades of their previous match.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
One more loss, and more than a billion dollars is bloodied and bruised and crawling into winter.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodied
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An extraordinarily valuable racehorse, alone in his stall one night, was fatally injured.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, 900 greyhounds were reportedly injured and 232 died, according to local media reports, cited by the BBC.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Its main proxy, Hezbollah, was crippled by a pager attack on its hierarchy, and then by weeks of vicious airstrikes.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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He was not seriously hurt, but McConnell has recently been using a wheelchair as a precaution while at airports, according to NBC News.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The memory foam sole also lends some comfort and arch support so your feet won’t hurt after babysitting a high-maintenance stew all day.Anne Loreto Cruz, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Bloodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodied. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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