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adjective

Definition of blemishednext
as in damaged

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verb

past tense of blemish
1
as in marred
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable a single indiscretion blemished the rabbi's reputation for years

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2
as in injured
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of a scratch blemished the finish on the car

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Recent Examples of blemished
Adjective
Its blemished surface hints at its violent origin deep within the Earth's mantle. — Arkansas State Parks, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025 That’s because pantries like Friendly Hands often receive offers from truck drivers to unload pallets of food, like blemished fruit rejected from grocery stores, but without a loading dock, pantries sometimes have to refuse or are unable to store the items. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
De Borbon, running for a ninth term as president, was swept out of office following a contentious campaign blemished by allegations of voter fraud in previous elections. — Linda Robertson june 23, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Norway's crown prince, has been sentenced after being convicted of rape and domestic violence, in a case that has blemished his family's image. — Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blemished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blemished
  1. damaged
  2. marred
  3. injured
  4. broken
  5. tainted
  6. crippled
  7. spoiled
  8. stained
Adjective
  • Persuading big American oil companies to return to the region could prove a challenge given the political uncertainty and damaged infrastructure.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As families wait for news about their relatives, damaged roads, power outages and fears of further flooding have hampered rescue efforts.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • However, the approach is marred by low throughput, and the process is also quite complex to execute.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But his tenure has been marred by a number of fatal shootings of immigrants in encounters with ICE officers.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of marred
Verb
  • But then disaster struck in 2022, when Flintoff was badly injured in a crash at the Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey, England.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Carter faces attempted murder charges in which the two deputies and the PG&E worker are listed as victims injured in the shooting, according to the criminal complaint filed by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of injured
Adjective
  • Casper Kelly, the delightfully skewed sensibility behind Adult Swim’s ‘Too Many Cooks,’ makes a first theatrical feature that feels like a broken time loop.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of broken
Verb
  • But Reese and her Dream teammates tainted the historic night during the final 20 seconds.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In July, the US was hit with a wave of explosive diarrhea caused by an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that spreads through food and water tainted with human feces.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tainted
Verb
  • In 2022, officials condemned Iran for a cyberattack that crippled Albania's government services.
    — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Refineries in Russia, a major exporter of fuel, have been crippled by drone attacks from Ukraine.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of crippled
Adjective
  • None of its marks seem to maintain their integrity for more than an inch or two without being fretted or spoiled.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • People are throwing out spoiled food and lining up for hot meals, according to reports, while searching for laundromats, working Wi-Fi, cleaning wipes and diapers.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoiled
Verb
  • Like all silicone they will get stained by more pigmented foods.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But even the most dependable pieces eventually become too stained, scratched, or mismatched for food storage.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Blemished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blemished. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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