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sportswashed

sportswashed is the simple past and past participle of sportswash.

Meaning of sportswash

Verb

sportswash (third-person singular simple present sportswashes, present participle sportswashing, simple past and past participle sportswashed)

  1. To use sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.
    • Asked how he would feel if the event was part of a move to "sportswash" over wrongdoing, he said: "If that was the case I would definitely have to say I would be bothered – but my only focus is the boxing."2019, “Joshua v Ruiz II: Anthony Joshua responds to 'sportswashing' Saudi human rights claims”, in BBC

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Questions about sportswashed

What is sportswashed the simple past and past participle of?
Sportswashed is the simple past and past participle of sportswash.

Words near sportswashed in the dictionary

  1. sportsplex
  2. sportsplexes
  3. sportster
  4. sportsters
  5. sportswash
  6. sportswashed
  7. sportswashes
  8. sportswashing
  9. sportswatching
  10. sportswear
  11. sportswise

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