detests

present tense third-person singular of detest

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of detests Bob is the Dude-like stoner who detests the world's smarmy millionaires. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 Goldberg famously openly detests specific topics at the Hot Topics table. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025 Barça will host Atleti in an important title clash and Real Madrid will travel to Bilbao — no fanbase detests Los Blancos quite like the fans at San Mamés. Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detests
hates
Verb
  • Don't be the house that supplies the candy everyone hates and leaves at the bottom of their pail.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, her sister Bree (Lynch) hates the thought of motherhood.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Detests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detests. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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