tarnishing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of tarnishingnext
as in contamination

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tarnishing

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verb

present participle of tarnish
as in marring
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation

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  1. contamination
  2. pollution
  3. poisoning
  4. darkening
Noun
  • Farmland contamination has become a contentious environmental issue in both red and blue states.
    Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Food and Drug Administration has classified a recall of eggs sold at Costco in Tennessee and four other states in the south in caused by potential salmonella contamination as the highest risk level for infection.
    James Powel, The Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of contamination
Noun
  • Climate The Biden administration announced an aggressive target for the US to cut its planet-warming pollution to 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035 — a goal that will all but assuredly be reversed by President-elect Donald Trump in his first days in office.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Furthermore, heat pumps can make a real dent in Maryland’s climate pollution.
    Susan Miller, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of pollution
Verb
  • 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
  • These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.
    NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of poisoning
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  • 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
Definition of darkening
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