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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of tar.

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Examples

  • And where in this speech has Cameron 'tarred' the people of Doncaster and/or Britain?

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • But his reluctance seems odd, given that Dems in much deeper-red Mississippi and Louisiana won special elections even after being "tarred" by their association with Obama. print share

    Florida Dem Declines To Endorse Obama 2009

  • But his reluctance seems odd, given that Dems in much deeper-red Mississippi and Louisiana won special elections even after being "tarred" by their association with Obama. print share

    FL-16 2009

  • It's hard to be "tarred" with a neutral or complimentary label the sole purpose of which is to assign blanket characteristic behavior patterns to the recipient.

    Gringos and Euros and Canucks, oh boy 2006

  • I'm really only posting now to say, Glenn, since you're eww-ing at "tarred," you might want to reconsider "tongue in cheek."

    Archive 2007-04-01 Ann Althouse 2007

  • The hotter climate down south has 'tarred' the Aryans down South.

    Why are South Indians so smart? Steve Sailer 2002

  • He finds difficulty in getting material, such as tarred paper or felt, etc., for use on the huts.

    The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship

  • There has been some complaints that ark for KDE4 has a hard time extracting the bz2 files, when they are not 'tarred'.

    KDE-Apps.org Content 2009

  • It's not "tarred" as weak and corrupt, it actually is weak and corrupt.

    Whatever It Is, I’m Against It 2009

  • There has been some complaints that ark for KDE4 has a hard time extracting the bz2 files, when they are not 'tarred'.

    KDE-Apps.org Content 2009

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