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catcalled

verb

past tense of catcall

as in insulted

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At the time, TMZ reported that the fight started when the other inmate, whose identity was not made public, insulted the rapper.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
After a May court hearing, Moreno alleged that Miller insulted Zashin's fiancee in front of witnesses at an Ohio courthouse, and alleged that after a hearing this week the congressman physically grabbed Zashin and another attorney.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of insulted

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The crowd exploded with every tackle and shot, jeered at every foul whistled against El Tri.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

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Beloved by younger fans who remember the sneaker’s original 2013 release, the style is sometimes ridiculed by purists, but that doesn’t make its inclusion any less valid.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Many of those names have been ridiculed for their overreliance on throwaway clichés.

— Andrew Moshirnia, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ridiculed

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Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Much of the vitriol apparently stems from the developers releasing GTA VI without physical copies of the game, a decision that was roundly mocked and derided last month.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mocked

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Barkley sniffed the patient all over, and pointed right at her neck, around where the thyroid is located.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
Edge rusher Bud Dupree sniffed out a screen pass and forced a throw in the dirt; then rookie edge rusher Akheem Mesidor had a sack off the edge.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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