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Sully

to dirty; to make impure; to soil; to stain

Muse

@the-muse.bsky.social

Jayden Daniels is sullying my fantasy team

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Attenuate

To weaken; make less strong; to reduce in force, intensity, quantity or even value; to make thin or slender

John Egleston

@jdata1.bsky.social

attenuate: to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/attenuate

What rebounds?

me: propaganda contradicting the senses

above: #WordOfTheDay + Dictionary.com entry/videos + my #QuestionOfTheDay + my response - What's yours?

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Delineate

1. to describe something very exactly 2. to trace the outline of; to sketch or trace an outline; to represent something in pictures or pictorially

oblique nucl-ex

@nucl-ex.oblique.jojjjajjr.net

Delineate experimentally

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Meretricious

apparently attractive but in reality not having any value; tawdry (can be used on both physical and non-physical things)

Jeff Yasuke

@panchovillian.bsky.social

Stillness, mercy, & grace for those unduly maimed, abused, and exploited -- their trauma schemas moved into the meretricious hearts who need to be shaken trembling into accountability and redemption

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Gambol

to run or jump about in a playful way (implies a general joy); frolic; skip; dance; leap; prance;

hαrlαn

@zephyrbore.bsky.social

the other day i met a little dog who looked like a chocolate-flavored version of sesame who was gamboling around so happily, and then stopped about three inches in front of my shoes and took a piss on the sidewalk

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Ambivalence

having mixed feelings; contradictory ideas about something or someone; doubt; hesitancy; unsureness; uncertainty

golem

@golemw.bsky.social

they should invent ambivalence that doesn't make me wanna vomit

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Mar

to damage (slightly); to spoil; to disfigure or deface

Irish News 🇮🇪

@news-flows-ir.bsky.social

Raphinha sees red as Brazil stunned by Japan while Argentina’s post-Messi era starts with defeat

3-2 loss in Singapore marred by unruly end to friendlyArgentina beaten 2-1 by Uruguay in Buenos AiresRaphinha was sent off as Brazil crashed to a 3-2 defeat to Japan in their international friendly...

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Lumber

to move clumsily or heavily

🌲 Oakey Dog Trading Co. 🌲

@oakeydogtradingco.bsky.social

Just sent these lumbering lovers off to their new home! What a bittersweet moment sending off one of my favorite pieces 💛

If you want a piece of your own, there’s still plenty to go around! Check out the shop: ko-fi.com/oakeydogtrad...

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Aerie

1. a large nest of a bird of prey (especially eagle or falcon) somewhere high up 2. a house that is built somewhere high up

@robbreport.com

The late music mogul's two-tiered aerie at The Ritz Tower in Manhattan's Midtown East neighborhood is now available for the first time.

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Precipitate

to cause an event to happen (usually a negative connotation); bring about; bring rise to; provoke; trigger

Mattha Busby

@matthabusby.bsky.social

I thought I’d beaten my 19-year struggle with porn after going more than a year without it. But then in July, a renowned pornstar followed me and helped to precipitate a slide back into a world I thought I had left behind.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/40850721/porn-star-online-addiction-frenzy/

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