Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguarded
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Haulcy plays like somebody insulted his family before kickoff.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Trump has threatened to fire Powell a number of times, as well as insulted his character and policies.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Iran has already hanged seven people in connection with the protests, which activists say were put down in a crackdown that killed thousands and led to tens of thousands of arrests.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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As graduation approaches, many college seniors are choosing where to start their careers and put down roots.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Over the past few decades, many American politicians and Christian clergy have disparaged Islam and its believers.—
Anna Piela,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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Trump has disparaged the United States’ NATO allies for their reluctance to join the war.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Sep. 2025
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Thinking about it that way invests meaning in an anecdote Norris related about a member of the copy department so affronted by something a colleague had done that she was inspired to pick up an object and hurl it in that colleague’s general direction.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Unlike some of her contemporaries (say, Lauryn Hill), Missy never rejected or belittled explicit markers of femme subjectivity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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What a disappointment to have something so joyous tarnished by a dreadful reality where women are being belittled & disrespected for existing.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Much of Orbán’s campaign vilified neighboring Ukraine.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pat Fitzgerald was vilified, then vindicated.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Blackguarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguarded. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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