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as in to hate
to dislike strongly
I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!
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Recent Examples of despise
And young people are hard-wired to reject pressure from their parents, whether by piercing their noses or by voting for a candidate whom elder family members despise.
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
No mention from him of the reasons why Aussies might despise him.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Employers and other health care payers despise PBMs’ lack of transparency; pharmacies complain their high jinks are driving them out of business.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
Along with his Project 2025 backers, Trump despises unions and treats workers as show props.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
No mention from him of the reasons why Aussies might despise him.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Employers and other health care payers despise PBMs’ lack of transparency; pharmacies complain their high jinks are driving them out of business.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
Along with his Project 2025 backers, Trump despises unions and treats workers as show props.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for despise
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The memories Adria had drawn upon to make this part work—not just memories of a gesture or a look but of the moments when Lisa, when Lindy, just hated her.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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While Hill may have been hating on McClung and the contest as a whole, many people enjoyed it.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Such a change has already run aground with fiscal hawks in the House, who share the Senate antipathy toward congressional scorekeepers but are unwilling to completely disregard their rules.—
Andrew Duehren,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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This is where disregarded athletes and teams across time have overcome seemingly impossible odds to achieve greatness.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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And don't forget to follow Allure on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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Konate’s discipline causes concern This was an afternoon to forget for Ibrahima Konate.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Despise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despise. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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