despising

present participle of despise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of despising In a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, Sully and Helen go from despising one another to falling head over heels. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 Haney reminded jurors that despising the rich isn’t a crime, much less an abnormal opinion. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Larson’s son Lane, then 9, had grown up loving the Bulldogs and despising their rivals, and made his feelings clear. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026 Cruelty and corruption recognized no regional boundaries, and officials on both sides seem to have come closer to despising than sympathizing with their suffering captives. Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026 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
  • Out of 132 mentions of the trend, 125 were negative, with many comments not hating on the color beige, but making everything in a space the same neutral hue.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Alice King Sacramento Hated rival Glad to hear the new San Diego Padres owner is a longtime Yankees fan, therefore hating the Dodgers.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ellison says that email was sent to the company's firearms compliance team, but a team member admitted to disregarding the email in a deposition.
    Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Fed focuses on underlying inflation, often disregarding volatile factors like tariffs or energy price swings, especially amidst the Iran War.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Clippers make this sound like a case of somebody forgetting to put a cover sheet on their TPS reports, but the document shows a systematic process that yielded four different counts of circumvention.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Gen, forgetting her swollen wrist, perks up at the thought of having a new person to ruin sheets with.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
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 12 Sep. 2026.

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