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catcalled

verb

past tense of catcall

as in insulted

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But their friendship died in 2021 after Dawson and his husband, Ryland Adams, denied knowing that Jeffree Star, a controversial beauty YouTuber, had allegedly body-shamed and insulted Paytas to her face during a Las Vegas trip together.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
The College Football Playoff selection committee has insulted them, their city has mostly ignored them, and few outside of the range of Bob Chesney’s wonderfully gravelly football voice has actually believed in them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of insulted

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The crowd jeered and guffawed throughout the event and a heckler who stood up to yell at the stage was led out of the hall halfway through.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Somewhere in the middle were Arsenal, who explored making an offer for Alvarez while the situation was reaching its most arresting peak, with the 26-year-old striker roundly jeered by his own supporters at Atletico’s ground.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jeered

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Last year, retailer Target was ridiculed across social media for instituting a smiling policy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Cruz has ridiculed Talarico’s past comments on Christianity and immigration, saying the would be more fitting for Berkeley, California, than Texas.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ridiculed

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Before the Supreme Court issued its decision, Newsom derided the administration’s claim that its petition was an emergency and noted the three recent court decisions rejecting its request for an order setting aside the ballots.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Election law experts had broadly derided the DOJ's case as weak, in part because the Constitution grants states control over elections.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of derided

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That same year, democratic socialist upstarts Hugo Soto-Martínez and Eunisses Hernandez won City Council seats, despite a lack of support from Chicanosauruses who mocked their chances.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
With the annual Veterans Day observance being marked this week, perhaps veterans had their revenge after being mocked by the president and saw programs targeted for them stripped of funding.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

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