Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 40 brush 22 painted 20 smeared 17 siding 16 stain 15 covered 14 along 14 resurface 14 stung 14 groomed 14 stained 14 reelected 14 dismissive 14 pariah 13 trounced 13 entangled 12 ridiculed 12 exonerated 12 ilk 12 courted 12 discredited 12 tar 12 paved 12 disingenuous 11 reputations 11 prosecuted 11 bashed 11 treated 11 resurfaced 11 hanged 11 tarnished 11 cleaned 10 exposed 10 hypocritical 10 hypocrite 10 rid 10 witch hunt 10 lambasted 10 implicated 10 taint 10 offended 10 alienated 10 smear 9 dogged 9 scarred 8 clobbered 8 trashed 8 eroded 8 infested 8 ignorant 8 bulldozed 8 sympathize 7 liars 7 associating 7 forgotten 7 spooked 7 outraged 7 replaced 7 dealt 7 vindicated 7 sordid 7 clean slate 6 detractors 6 portrayed 6 disgrace 6 repaired 6 ashamed 6 embarrassed 6 riled 6 assailed 6 derided 6 scrutinized 6 vilified 6 shunned 5 hounded 5 persecuted 5 dishonest 5 victimized 5 rebuilt 5 routed 5 behaving 5 scapegoat 4 burdened 4 tarnish 4 disgusted 4 notorious 4 greedy 4 rehabilitated 3 riddled 2 beholden 2 labeled 2 disgraced 2 stoned 2 tainted 2 blacklisted 2 humiliated 1 shame 0 punished 0 reviled 0 banished 0 shamed