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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
a rowdy group of patrons was kicked out of the theater for shouting slurs
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as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family
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as in to insult
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Recent Examples of slur
Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Some of them hurled slurs at the former president and his late father, referring to them as pigs—an insult that, under the Assad regime, would have resulted in imprisonment in one of the country's notorious detention centers.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
The chemical may initially cause symptoms like dizziness, weakness, slurred speech and disinhibition.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Although the news release doesn’t identify the victim, 16-year-old Jayden Tkaczyk told CNN affiliate WCVB he was stomped on, punched in the face and called homophobic slurs during the incident.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Some of them hurled slurs at the former president and his late father, referring to them as pigs—an insult that, under the Assad regime, would have resulted in imprisonment in one of the country's notorious detention centers.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
The claim: Video shows Harris slurring speech after election loss
A Nov. 26 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) appears to show Vice President Kamala Harris speaking slowly with dark bags under her eyes.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
The chemical may initially cause symptoms like dizziness, weakness, slurred speech and disinhibition.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slur
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The nearly three-hour podcast was a perfect storm of virality: comedy, conspiracy, and searing insult, leaving the internet in tatters.Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps as a final insult to Carter, Iran released the hostages just minutes after President Ronald Reagan had been sworn in.Justin Doom, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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While detergent, Fels-Naphtha soap and vinegar and baking soda can remove a lot of stains, at some point every t-shirt is beyond saving.Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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The daily menu is printed on the paper placemats, which get ringed with wineglass stains or speckled with drops of the olive oil that’s served with the bread.Ann Abel, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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San Francisco 49ers star wideout Deebo Samuel took to social media this week to vent about his lack of production, only to get trolled by X’s community notes.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jackson is no stranger to mocking Combs on social media over his legal dramas and has trolled him many times.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The two women, initially welcomed, soon affront their hosts with their pesky independence of mind and spirit.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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For a sense of how Raheem Sterling might be feeling right now, consider that this is a player who felt affronted from the moment his starting place at Manchester City began to come under threat.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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The sordid origin story of infidelity that explains Elphaba’s birth and dysfunctional family taints everything that follows.Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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But their chances of finding employment or a project or business to invest in remain slim, owing to their citizenship and the taint of the Russian corporate world.Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2022
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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That included everything from off-center parts at Simone Rocha to sharp, contrasting textures at KNWLS.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
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Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
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Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2023
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His general vibe on this show is exhausted and sarcastic, and that approach won me over, even as the content of his exhaustion and sarcasm is pretty gross.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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The blue zones are also under assault from Saul Newman, an Australian researcher at University College London with a taste for sarcasm.science.org, science.org, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Slur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slur. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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