graffitied

verb

past tense of graffiti
as in desecrated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graffitied
  1. desecrated
  2. tagged
  3. damaged
  4. violated
  5. defaced
  6. vandalized
  7. impaired
  8. marred
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  • The measure adds new grounds to Argentina’s immigration law, allowing authorities to bar, deport and revoke visas of people found to have promoted hatred against Argentines in spoken or written statements or who have desecrated national symbols.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Those are the kinds of things that can't be broken into or taken away or desecrated.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Definition of desecrated
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  • Shorty after that, though, the Hurricanes were tagged with a bench minor — giving the Flyers more than a minute on a two-man advantage, and a golden opportunity to retie the score.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Pauley tagged him for a two-run triple — his fourth RBI of the game — as the Marlins took a 5-0 lead.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tagged
Verb
  • At a key power plant that was severely damaged by the floods, workers started inspecting the facilities Sunday to survey the destruction.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Don Curry Nature Trail — named for the Troop 326 scoutmaster and Fort Worth attorney — replaced an older trail that had been damaged by erosion.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
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  • The core of the Teamsters’ petition against the DMV is the claim that regulators violated the California Administrative Procedure Act by failing to complete an extensive study of the economic and practical impact of the policy change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Meta also lost a separate social-media case brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, after a court found that the company violated the state's child-safety laws and ordered it to pay over $900 million in penalties.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of violated
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  • Continue reading … HOLY GROUND ATTACK — World-famous Catholic shrine defaced and set on fire.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • No patriots so defaced America as those who, in the name of Americanism, launched a witch hunt that became a byword around the world.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of defaced
Verb
  • The country music icon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was allegedly vandalized after her death; it was already set to be replaced because of existing cracks, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce told Los Angeles news station ABC 7.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Parton’s star was vandalized shortly after the beloved entertainer was laid to rest following her death at age 80.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of vandalized
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  • Riggs said the Teamsters’ safety argument is weakened by the inconsistent safety record of human truck drivers, who have fallen asleep at the wheel or driven while distracted or otherwise impaired.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Sacramento Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint Friday night to identify drivers suspected of being impaired by alcohol or drugs.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of impaired
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  • 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
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“Graffitied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffitied. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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