disses

present tense third-person singular of dis, slang
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disses Much like his longstanding working relationships with BlocBoy JB and Sexyy Red, Tay Keith also had a similar footing with Drake, providing the soundscape for some of the 6 God’s slickest sneak disses. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 June 2026 Future has been featured on songs from both artists, some of which include disses at one another. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Prowler-Miles disses his pronunciation of his last name. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026 The public’s disses seem to have stung as much as Kendrick’s five-song smackdown. — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 The easy chill with which Bad Bunny was dropping disses without seeming to drop disses became even more apparent when it was taken with the other vision, the MAGA vision. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disses
Verb
  • Most telling is how openly Stassi disdains the idea of therapy, even insisting to the horror of pretty much everyone else onscreen that forcing hard conversations on reality TV is her therapy.
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And, like Maverick, Hegseth disdains rules against showy flyovers.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.
    — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Risks, but not existential ones Not everyone dismisses the risk quite so bluntly, though.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That's what happens when your star insults moviegoers or goes off on tangents about the characters's sexuality.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One candidate promises to lower gas and grocery prices and criticizes the incumbent for not doing so (as if politicians can control the market).
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Reddington says the defense won the case and criticizes the holdout juror.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Supporters of the action claim that walking over the plaques disrespects victims, but Jewish leaders and German officials condemned the decision as an attack on the country’s culture of remembrance.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Anything less grossly disrespects the students they are elected to serve.
    — Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • It's also supported by Nvidia's G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium, which also minimizes gameplay latency, ensuring responsive feedback.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The articles by Davidson and Craven in this sense exemplify a broader transphobic trend in the UK legacy media that minimizes or omits reference to the suffering of trans people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris returning from NFL training camps to college offends my sensibilities.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But something about this circus just offends me on a spiritual level.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The Tracy camp blames that on the Democrat’s lack of engagement.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Cohen blames other departments’ delays in turning over data as part of the reason for its chronic lateness.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Disses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disses. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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