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littered

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verb

past tense of litter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for littered
Adjective
  • Biology is complex and messy, and often defies easy categorization.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The couple split in 2023 with the dispute expanding over the following year into a messy and public ordeal.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Teams that adopted paradoxical frames and were highly motivated to seek knowledge generated more innovative ideas by engaging with diverse perspectives, compared to teams that avoided contradictions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • According to the partnership, Dine Downtown has generated more than $6 million in sales and donated thousands of dollars to local charities over the past two decades.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The series shows what life is really like for the Baldwins — chaotic, funny, exhausting and filled with love.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The playful jab sets a humorous tone for what’s sure to be a chaotic day of competition and drama.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The film, which centers on a group of teen girls who share a pair of mysterious jeans, grossed $42 million worldwide and spawned a 2008 sequel.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Indian Lake region was the hardest hit by storms that spawned nine tornadoes across the state that day.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Lamine Yamal’s filthy turn for the second goal (above) let football shine through the politics for a second.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Those friends are now left angry, confused and with a stinging loss.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Many customers are confused about high-yield savings Confusion abounds.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The word out of Arizona is that Kingsbury’s Cardinals teams were too often sloppy and undisciplined and that his full-team leadership skills and oversight have been lacking.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, Theo — whom Thompson fathered with Nichols while still in a relationship with Kardashian — was not in any of the pictures, eliciting an angry response from followers.
    Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • An Indiana jury has found in favor of a woman who sued Netflix for revealing her identity in a 2022 documentary about a doctor who secretly fathered dozens of children through fraudulent fertility treatments.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Littered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littered. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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