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Louboutin's lawyers say the poster tarnishes the label's image and wants a permanent injunction against the group.

Activists and others in favor of banning “illegal immigrant” say the term tarnishes all immigrants.

It soon tarnishes in the air, but water has no effect upon it.

This metal tarnishes, but does not properly rust, by exposure to the air.

The man who stains the purity of a woman tarnishes his own soul.

It is permanent in air when dry, but sulphuretted hydrogen quickly tarnishes it, producing coloured films.

Sulphureted hydrogen gas, which so readily tarnishes silver, has no action upon this metal.

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On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tarnishes, such as: sully, dim, harm, mar, pollute, and smear.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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