despising

present participle of despise

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Recent Examples of despising That’s not the case with Bertha’s son, Larry (Harry Richardson), who seems to have joined his father in absolutely despising Bertha by the end of the season. Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for despising
Verb
  • Through the compassionate yet rigorous structures of restorative justice and the generosity of two people who might have spent their lives hating him, Dunne changed course.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The reasons for loving Adams in Leeds white were the same reasons for hating him while playing for the opposition.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cook’s attorneys said the government was disregarding facts in her case.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Brightline has attributed each death to someone breaking the law by walking or driving onto the tracks and disregarding gates and warning signs.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many CEOs have voiced their agreement with O’Leary—focusing too much on what’s coming next and forgetting about your current role can be a recipe for career disaster.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The robots could distinguish between important, real-time obstacles and unnecessary, outdated information using this human-like forgetting method.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Despising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despising. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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