as in contempt
a very strong dislike a lifelong hatred of war that inspired him to join a peace movement
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Recent Examples of hatred Jerry is a buffoon whom Reggie embarrassed years ago on the field, and Reggie’s used to his hatred. —
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 At all The middle distribution of Gen-Z’s feelings about AI range from apprehension to downright hatred. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 And his diagnosis of jealous hatred—where enjoying other people’s mistakes becomes your lifeblood, and knocking down your rivals becomes a reason to exist—still feels fresh and alive. —Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 This historical illiteracy – as well as a fundamental lack of understanding about what constitutes anti-Semitism – leaves institutions without clear standards for addressing the centuries-old hatred. —Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatred
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 At all The middle distribution of Gen-Z’s feelings about AI range from apprehension to downright hatred. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 And his diagnosis of jealous hatred—where enjoying other people’s mistakes becomes your lifeblood, and knocking down your rivals becomes a reason to exist—still feels fresh and alive. —Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 This historical illiteracy – as well as a fundamental lack of understanding about what constitutes anti-Semitism – leaves institutions without clear standards for addressing the centuries-old hatred. —Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatred
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Lawlor’s account helps explain why this contempt is so corrosive.— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The small band of House Republicans who backed the effort to subpoena former Attorney General Pam Bondi have brushed off a plan from Democrats to hold her in contempt, leading to a split in the parties on how much there is to glean from hearing from her.— Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2026
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Identities can collide and collapse into each other and people can forge these new forms of culture and connection, despite the many waves of hate and division that have swept the country through the eras.— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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The San Francisco District Attorney said the crime was motivated by hate of AI technology.— Kate Rooney,Drew Troast, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
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In an expletive-laden email to Bloomberg, Lee expressed his distaste for the media, as well as ARR as a metric for startup growth.— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was among those expressing distaste for the headliner selection.— Neda Ulaby, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
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Trump is pouring similar disdain on America’s treaty allies in Asia.— Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
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But this wasn’t enough to overcome disdain at home for his apparent corruption and economic mismanagement, and voters showed this week that democracy is alive and well in Central Europe.— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2026
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For many athletes, an injury of this magnitude could lead them down a dark path of regret, anger and even self-loathing, but with help from his village at TCU, Ibukun-Okeyode was able to forge his own path.— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
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Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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These findings echo a broader pattern political scientists call affective polarization: the replacement of disagreement with abhorrence.— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.— Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
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How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.— Erin Doherty, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
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More than half a century of Cold War hostilities were thawing.— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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The goal of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is to end hostilities and the occupation of southern Lebanon, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement today.— Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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