despising

present participle of despise

Example Sentences

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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
  • And that all of us, all of us will try to find a way to stop hating our fellow Americans.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Social media-wise, everybody was hating.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ayala plainly accused Johnson of disregarding the city's police officers, saying the mayor only cares when there's a camera in front of him or when an officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Legislators drew the latest maps in 2021, disregarding a proposal from the commission.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Those who say Tepper could never own a winning team conveniently are forgetting about Charlotte FC, which also won a game in the MLS playoffs in 2024.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Down the hall, history teacher Kyle Scarbrough talked with high schoolers about the dangers of forgetting history, drawing on examples from the Book of Judges.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Despising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despising. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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