Besmeared or defiled (7) |
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Besmirched (7) |
The Guardian Quick |
16 May 2025 |
Tarnished, stained |
The Times Concise |
11 Dec 2024 |
Tarnished |
LA Times Daily |
18 Feb 2023 |
Made dirty |
The Times Concise |
08 Sep 2022 |
Tarnished |
Premier Sunday |
12 Dec 2021 |
Ill-used, warped, depraved |
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Ill-used, warped, depraved |
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“A court martial, under orders, has just dared to acquit a certain Esterhazy, a supreme insult to all truth and justice. And now the image of France is ____ by this filth.” (Émile Zola in J’Accuse) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
20 Jun 2021 |
Dishonoured bride ill-used to a degree on journey north |
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Made dirty |
The Times Concise |
30 May 2017 |
Tarnished |
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Covered with slug mud |
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Tarnished |
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Defiled |
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Maculate |
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Stained |
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Smirched |
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Smirched. |
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Tarnished. |
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