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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
Among the many things Kingsley Amis despised was the notion that a writer might regard himself as an artist.
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Hart despises him and his blundering height, despises the hokey sentimentality of Oklahoma!
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Businesses facing sudden shifts in tariffs should brace for more limbo, uncertainty, and potentially lots of legal ping-pong, where policies are announced, enjoined, and reversed on wash-rinse-and-repeat — creating uncertainty that markets despise.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Trudeau despises Poilievre, sees him as a threat to the Canada his father built.
—Stephen Maher, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Hart despises him and his blundering height, despises the hokey sentimentality of Oklahoma!
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Businesses facing sudden shifts in tariffs should brace for more limbo, uncertainty, and potentially lots of legal ping-pong, where policies are announced, enjoined, and reversed on wash-rinse-and-repeat — creating uncertainty that markets despise.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Trudeau despises Poilievre, sees him as a threat to the Canada his father built.
—Stephen Maher, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for despise
Verb
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The new 2025 Wells Fargo Money Study, based on surveys of nearly 4,000 Americans, tabulated several pieces of shopworn advice that consumers have grown to hate.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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People hated Japanese-Americans after the war, Scott Kido said between tears.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2025
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Such attitudes disregard the hard realities of life in the United States for certain Americans.—
K. Ward Cummings,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Pentagon, Department of Justice, FBI, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) all instructed employees to disregard the email or said ignoring it would not result in termination.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The plot for the fourth Spider-Man is being kept under wraps, with the last film, No Way Home, ending with the world forgetting that teenager Peter Parker was Spider-Man, including MJ (Zendaya).—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Don’t forget to use the cool shot at the end to really lock in your style.—
Kylee McGuigan,
Vogue,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Despise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despise. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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