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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
he considers it abhorrent the way she keeps her dogs penned up all the time
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as in contemptuous
feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern
she's abhorrent of the nonsense that the tabloid media pass off as news
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Recent Examples of abhorrent
No matter how obscure the source or abhorrent the story, incendiary headlines, rigged algorithms and planted comments are standard.
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Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
While many may see this abhorrent, Stenton tries to put himself in the shoes of the crew members who were trying to survive.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
To pay more than a shirt was worth for status was abhorrent, alien to my parents.
—Melissa Febos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Rodeos are the most vile and abhorrent form of animal cruelty.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
While many may see this abhorrent, Stenton tries to put himself in the shoes of the crew members who were trying to survive.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
To pay more than a shirt was worth for status was abhorrent, alien to my parents.
—Melissa Febos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Rodeos are the most vile and abhorrent form of animal cruelty.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abhorrent
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Most modern bloodsuckers are not this profoundly physically disgusting.Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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Jones had used Infowars to spread some of the most disturbing and disgusting lies and conspiracy theories into the public discourse.Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tamil Nadu’s leaders have long been openly contemptuous of Hindu nationalism, and their governing philosophy represents a powerful alternative to Modi’s worldview.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court could potentially blow up this trend The largest threat to the trend of fewer death sentences and executions is the Supreme Court’s Republican supermajority, which is often contemptuous of precedents handed down by earlier justices who Republican legal elites view as too liberal.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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But Pierce has been tasked with managing an awful quarterback situation, which is a huge reason why the Raiders have lost so many games.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Her awful journey is a raging scream against the patriarchy and a biting critique of how women are viewed, especially by other women.The Week US, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some Rochester residents disagree and find their city’s methods excessively cruel to the birds.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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The gods prove cruel but not omnipotent, and the modern settings exert their own redemptive pull; the final effect is that of a magic trick, in which the characters manage, in each film’s miraculous closing moments, to slip the bonds of tragedy.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Much like in that previous doc, this is a record of some of the most turbulent, heart-wrenching, and anxiety-inducing years in the country’s history, specifically the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and his horrible administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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The discourse will take the horrible transition from the coronation of 2024 to the unfair new expectations of 2025.Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Falcons were equally disdainful of Ridder with Monday night’s game plan.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Just days before the Nov. 5 general election, at a time when both campaigns are fighting for voters’ attention, Biden’s remark has given the Trump campaign fodder to portray Biden and the Democrats as divisive or disdainful of Trump’s base of supporters.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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The 1935 to 1936 robust rally was followed by an ugly 39% decline in 1937.Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The final against Colombia pitted the top two teams of the tournament, but the match was marred by ugly scenes outside the Hard Rock Stadium gates hours before kickoff.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Last November, Skakel sued the town and the case’s lead investigator, seeking damages for alleged malicious prosecution, among other rights violations.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Having good antivirus software actively running on your new devices will alert you of any malware in your system, warn you against clicking on any malicious links in phishing emails, and ultimately protect you from being hacked.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Abhorrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abhorrent. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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