as in to disdain
to show contempt for
I am tired of the way they look down on us like we aren't good enough for them
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For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Musk is a fellow who disdains the National Endowment for Democracy and hails the AfD in Germany.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
6 Feb. 2025
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Read on for tips to get fresh ideas off the ground without disturbing or disrespecting existing foundations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Newcastle’s staff felt they were almost disrespected at times, while Liverpool grew frustrated by the tactics deployed by Eddie Howe’s side during matches (and assistant head coach Jason Tindall’s antics on the touchline).—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Episode One introduces Jamie as a slight kid who hates needles and just wants to go home.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Alleviating financial anxiety Love or hate what’s happening, there has been financial fallout from all the uncertainty and chaos generated.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc and lost the final battle to Em’s B-Rabbit character, revealed that Em actually used part of the actor’s real life story to diss him in the 2002 film.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Mackie recently revealed that Eminem was dissing him in real life, not his character Papa Doc, in the scene.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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The stifling centripetal forces of globalism despise the defiant particularism of the Jewish nation and the modern Jewish state.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Some complained that the editorials have become like CNN, MSNBC, and other news sources that Republicans despise.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Look down (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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