dishonoring

present participle of dishonor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dishonoring There are no penalties for dishonoring parents or coveting, for example. Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonoring
Verb
  • This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Already, Cuba’s top diplomats have been sharing propaganda content discrediting Machado as a warmonger.
    Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With more than 3,000 related posts on the app, Bushtok has also sparked conversations about the stigma of female body hair, specifically pubic hair, and its impact on body shaming culture.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately for de Moura, Lemigova had already told not just her wife, but their daughters about all of the above, rendering her attempt at shaming her with that information totally powerless.
    James Factora, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The alliance should also increase its training with an eye toward degrading or destroying the Kaliningrad facilities should direct hostilities break out.
    James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The research revealed a strong correlation between microbial plastic-degrading potential and global plastic pollution levels, suggesting bacteria are adapting to what’s available.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Dishonoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonoring. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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