sportswashed

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A form of sportswash — To use sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of sportswash
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APA

sportswashed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportswashed

MLA

“sportswashed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportswashed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sportswashed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportswashed.

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