Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguarding
Verb
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Think about more positive interpretations before presuming someone is insulting you.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026 -
And Cora is so good at threading needles on these issues, as in communicating his wishes without insulting this or that player.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The ruthlessness of the producers cutting folk off mid-speech or retracting the microphone and upping the music volume was belittling to those on stage.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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Link was captured on Ring camera footage mocking and belittling Jimenez after shooting him, prosecutors say.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In emails shared with the Tribune, Clint Litle also complained to Tower management about disparaging comments allegedly made about his wife’s appearance, including about her makeup and hair extensions.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Librarians are subject to disparaging comments and threats of violence at meetings and in public.—
Diane Gensler,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For Jason, the friction of traveling to a casino and physically putting down money makes all the difference.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cameron said getting away for time alone and putting down the phone helps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Orbán began vilifying the EU, often comparing Brussels to the Soviet Union, even while receiving huge amounts of EU money and resisting pressure to reverse democratic backsliding.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
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Orbán began vilifying the EU, often comparing Brussels to the Soviet Union, even while receiving massive amounts of EU money, and resisting pressure to reverse democratic backsliding.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Blackguarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguarding. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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