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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguardisms
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That, of course, was shown at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where the Jabulani grabbed headlines for its erratic and unpredictable movement — so much so that there’s a Wikipedia page dedicated to its criticisms.
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Former school board member Melissa Easley echoed many of those criticisms in a lengthy Facebook post Wednesday.
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There’ve been the usual marches around the country, signs, excoriations from members of Congress, all under the same umbrella of resistance.
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The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
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The judiciary's system for policing misconduct includes punishment such as informal warnings and public reprimands.
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The non-inclusion of the church among other Christian denominations created a backlash on social media and drew strong rebukes from Mormon members of Congress who urged the Pentagon to update the list.
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The terrible decision rightfully earned rebukes from the American Academy of Pediatrics and many public health advocates.
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That safeguard was meant to guard against potential abuses of power, said Meza, the former commission chair.
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Only if a final agreement follows on this provisional one will Iran be provided with $300 billion and the lifting of all sanctions, including those linked to terrorism, its ballistic-missile program, and human-rights abuses.
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At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.
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Riley would have invented invectives.
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Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
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“Blackguardisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguardisms. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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