blackguardism

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Noun
  • Verbeek’s trade with Philadelphia to acquire Gauthier in January 2024 has been widely praised, but his decision to ship center Trevor Zegras to the Flyers last summer has received criticism while Zegras thrives in Philadelphia.
    Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The sheriff previously declined to honor certain federal immigration detainers, drawing criticism from state lawmakers and prompting legislative changes.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some of those pushing anti-Jewish invective on the right are opportunists.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • After years of inflammatory social-media posts and antisemitic invective, Kanye West has taken out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal that traces his erratic behavior to his 2002 car crash.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Kelly’s reform package was rolled out in tandem with a veto and scathing rebuke of a GOP bill that would have empowered 10% of voters in cities, counties and school districts to reject budgets that spend more than the previous year.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • To him, the election seemed to embolden people to be louder and more open with their rebuke.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If Trump is at all interested in avoiding further excoriation at home, brevity must be his priority.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There’ve been the usual marches around the country, signs, excoriations from members of Congress, all under the same umbrella of resistance.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Jordan, who has served as a circuit judge since 2011, could face a public reprimand for his actions.
    Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • If the ethics charges are upheld, the congresswoman could face a humiliating report, a public reprimand like censure or even expulsion from the House.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During the men’s Euros in 2024, police forces reported 351 incidents of domestic abuse as being football-related.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The abuse allegations were reported to local law enforcement, said Lauren Fisher Flores, the lawyer representing the girl.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The standoff centered on the now-former assistant attorney general’s public and internal castigation of pediatric gender medicine.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
  • His reverence for hip-hop led to a poignant self-reflection on whether his new approach would be the subject of castigation among the hip-hop faithful.
    Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Blackguardism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguardism. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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