1
as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast
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2
as in hated
to dislike strongly
execrates without apology anyone who would physically abuse children or animals
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as in despised
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Putin, too, denounced US alliances.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025 -
But the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has denounced the move.—
Mahmoud Atef,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some loved it, but others hated it.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Minnesota’s Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson condemned the deception and affirmed how troubling the ambush was.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Civil liberties campaigners across Britain and beyond swiftly condemned the designation, warning that applying terrorism laws to such a group risks chilling free speech and assembly, while also setting a dangerous precedent for protest rights.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new law also increased spending on immigration enforcement and the military and includes deep spending reductions to Medicaid that Democrats and some Republicans have strongly criticized.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The president has repeatedly criticized the Fed — especially Chair Jerome Powell — for refusing to cut interest rates.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rough surf and rip currents stirred up by its high winds and large size are blamed for the deaths of two swimmers, one in New Hampshire and one off Long Island.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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The site, which had hundreds of thousands of subscribers at the time of its closure, blamed users for breaking its rules.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Prince Harry's team has—for the second week running—moved to challenge a story published in his most disliked newspaper group in a sign tensions remain high ahead of an upcoming lawsuit.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Some people might not want to contribute to the profits of a disliked company—at least without profiting from their own data themselves.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Jan. 2020
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“Execrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execrated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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