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Recent Examples of execrate Many Democrats striving to replace Donald Trump are, while execrating him, paying him the sincerest form of flattery: imitation. George Will, National Review, 7 July 2019 Many Democrats striving to replace Donald Trump are, while execrating him, paying him the sincerest form of flattery: imitation. George Will, Twin Cities, 7 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execrate
Verb
  • The buildings’ raw, unfinished concrete forms, typically simple, are loved or hated.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • Stone, specifically, wrote that Amazon executives knew something was up once helicopters, which Bezos famously hated, became an obsession of his.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Administration officials have sharply condemned the leak, and signaled that access to classified systems would be restricted.
    Nik Popli, Time, 26 June 2025
  • What to Know As Arab states rushed to condemn U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear sites and to call for diplomacy, Syria was notably absent.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • At a time when establishing clarity of first principles has never been more urgent, UF’s law school practically dared anyone to criticize the award for whitewashing the Constitution.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
  • The New York Times reported in May that 162 judges received threats in the six weeks after March 1, coinciding with harsh rhetoric criticizing judges who have ruled against the administration.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Chemical residue can be a primary cause of stiff towels and products like fabric softener can often be to blame.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • Palestinians are collectively blamed for not saying or doing things many have been saying and doing.
    Micah Danney, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025

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“Execrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execrate. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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