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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
  • While Monty loves to run around in the rain, Sam hates getting wet, avoiding the water at all costs.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • Aside: Her daughters, when young, hated when the former Vogue fashion editor reached for leggings.
    Jackie Fields, People.com, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Long been derided as tacky, commercial non-art, sitcoms with background laughter over the years have been condemned as a dystopian form of joke mind control.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
  • The decision was immediately condemned by transgender rights activists contacted by Reuters.
    Phil Stewart, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Several Democratic members of Congress criticized her firing.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • In October, the gang was blamed for killing more than 70 people in Pont-Sondé, the biggest massacre in Haiti’s recent history.
    Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
  • Nevertheless, Buck tells Chim that no one blames him for what happened.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 May 2025

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“Execrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execrate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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