as in hates
to dislike strongly
he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot
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Friedlander is a pop culture and entertainment journalist based in Los Angeles who hates coffee but loves Coke Zero.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Ennis hates this — no kids, remember?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Abominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominates. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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