blackguardisms

plural of blackguardism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguardisms
Noun
  • The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But challenges and criticisms remain, including a recent mass shooting at a homeless encampment, state and federal consent decrees and questions about police’s interaction with federal immigration enforcement.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Celebrating a murder is disgraceful, and reprimands and firings in the workplace can be appropriate consequences for it, but criticism of anyone’s political views should always be fair game.
    Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Most job losses start at the district level, where teachers can face discipline that ranges from reprimands to outright termination.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bondi’s department has not issued public statements addressing the pattern of judicial rebukes.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The remarks rank among the Church’s sharpest rebukes of the war.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The conference’s primary sponsor was the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which the watchdog group Human Rights Watch has accused of benefitting from human rights abuses.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
  • 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.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Blackguardisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguardisms. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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