as in stained
not clean
the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke
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as in dirtied
to make dirty
blackened the towels with their dirty hands
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as in smeared
to make untrue and harmful statements about
the politician maliciously blackened his opponent's reputation
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as in darkened
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thick smoke from the forest fires blackened the sky for many miles
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as in faded
to grow dark
the auditorium blackened suddenly, and a spotlighted performer appeared alone on stage
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Recent Examples of blackened
Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
Firefighters remained in one untouched rectangular slice of land in Meyers Wednesday morning, hosing down blackened earth in backyards, a sign of just how close the flames got to homes.
—Sarah Ravani, Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2021
Near the towns of Phillips, Twin Bridges and Strawberry, cracks of blue sky and sunshine illuminated scorched terrain and skeletal bare tree branches, but also blue jays and chipmunks scampering over blackened tree roots and fallen rocks.
—Lauren Hepler, Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
Using gloved hands, scrape off all of the blackened exteriors and slice into small pieces.
—Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 21 June 2021
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His blackened execution pyre stands in a barren field, a leitmotif driven like a stake through the heart of the film.
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This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.—
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The boys all came home, filthy and with unbrushed teeth.—
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Upload another holiday album full of pictures where her left hand is hidden or obscured.—
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But it has been largely obscured by the perpetual closeness of statewide elections here, and the fact that Democrats have been winning them more often than losing them.—
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Outside the dusty settlement of Bearii, amid an otherwise barren landscape, a green oasis has emerged.—
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The museum has a 1956 McCall’s Givenchy pattern for a dusty rose organza dress which Audrey Hepburn was photographed wearing during a night out in Las Vegas with Frank Sinatra, alongside the one Austine-Rademaker made for herself using the pattern.—
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Buyers have a choice between a stainless steel bracelet for a more refined, all-metal look, or a black leather strap with contrast stitching.—
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California Hit With Another Earthquake California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.—
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The series, which comes from Fresh Produce Media, follows disgraced astrophysicist Veronica Chapel (Brewster) through a high-stakes adventure of astronomical proportions – and even bigger ethical dilemmas.—
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Unable to reinvent itself after disgraced former CEO Carlos Ghosn was arrested for breach of trust and misusing company assets back in November 2018, Nissan recently announced that its profits this year will be 70% lower than expected and suffered a $60 million loss last quarter.—
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The initial impression of prestige clouded critical considerations like fit, costs and expertise needed to address your challenges.—
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From my own personal trauma and experiences hearing false accusations about him all the time clouded my judgement and got the best of me.—
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Evidence of bygone civilizations has been steadily deposited on the river’s muddy bottom for modern archaeologists to mine.—
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Hansen stripped off her knee pads, helmet, elbow pads, cave pack and muddy boots — after finishing her qualifications to lead cave tours at the national monument — and began to cry.—
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Udoka hasn’t been quite as bold with a statement but has acknowledged the reality of Smith having to space the floor, trust his teammates and embrace the dirty work around the edges.—
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Mining is one of the dirtiest industries, contributing upwards of 5% of global carbon emissions.—
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“Blackened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackened. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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