blackguarding

present participle of blackguard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguarding
Verb
  • Elon Musk lashed out at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a series of insulting posts on his social media platform X on Tuesday, after Duffy suggested NASA may sideline SpaceX from its moon mission.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The extremists are insulting you every single day.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Self respect/love is a strong virtue, tolerating belittling is toxic.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Link was captured on Ring camera footage mocking and belittling Jimenez after shooting him, Bergida said.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The texts, verified by Politico through multiple participants, also show Ingrassia using slurs and disparaging remarks toward Black and Asian people, as well as expressing admiration for controversial far-right figures.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Three officers later pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of either conspiracy or civil rights violations, while dozens of officers were placed on leave amid the discovery of years-long text exchanges that made frequent use of disparaging language in reference to Black people.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pendry is officially putting down roots in Music City.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Colorado state archives note that Governor James Peabody, who’s known for putting down a miner’s strike in Cripple Creek in 1903, also inhabited the home.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The only way to stop this erosion is to remember what unites us, while seeking common ground, without vilifying the other side.
    Mark Waller, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Blackguarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguarding. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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