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  • past tense form of dirty.
  • past participle of dirty.
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dirtied



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During one spurt of construction, High Point offered free carwashes and valet service because the dust dirtied vehicles and the work limited parking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

And it’s only possible underground, in a place where the apocalypse hasn’t dirtied the tablecloths.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

“Game of Thrones” dirtied up the high-fantasy genre; “Deadwood” the Western; “Watchmen” the superhero story.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2024

Mr Darmanin also said the officer had also "dirtied and spat on the uniform of the Republic and his 250,000 other police and gendarme colleagues".

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024

As they drew closer to the city walls, the tents appeared more and more like permanent fixtures, the canvas walls dirtied with grime from fires burning in hastily dug pits.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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