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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguarding
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The same phenomenon occurred with insulting researchers.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025 -
In 2021, Lauryn Licari received text messages from an unknown number that were insulting and threatening her relationship with her boyfriend at the time, Owen.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her snide answers to their belittling questions are smart and iconoclastic, setting the stage for the other characters in the movie who also think outside the box.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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But relatability can also be a reductive, even belittling lens through which to view any artist’s work.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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That behavior included drug use and related incidents, and disparaging comments about series co-creator Chuck Lorre.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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The White House, presented with extensive questions for this article, sent a one-paragraph statement disparaging ProPublica and Dudek.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The worldwide phenomenon that is Formula One is putting down stakes in Las Vegas year-round.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Trump was not immediately required to cough up the whole sum, putting down a $175 million bond in the wake of the trial outcome.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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There is great risk in potentially vilifying one of the most prescribed medications that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved and determined to be safe and effective for the treatment of mental illness, Brendel said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sexism and who gets labeled as the 'villain' Love triangles can also lead to vilifying the central love interest.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Blackguarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguarding. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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