HATE CRIMES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

hate crimes

noun

plural of hate crime

as in bias crimes

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Noun

In a strange quirk of the 2026-27 fixture list, Leeds have been sent to the scenes of those crimes in quick succession once again.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Federal prosecutors usually do not use espionage charges to convict foreign agents spying on exile groups, but instead charge them with other crimes like conspiracy or acting as an agent of a foreign government.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of crimes

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Most residual errors identified in recent evaluations fall into mild-to-moderate severity when the note gets properly reviewed.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Skilled accounts earned consistent profits by reacting more quickly to publicly available news, arbitraging inconsistent pricing across related contracts and trading against behavioral errors.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of errors

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Previous efforts to broker even a partial ceasefire have repeatedly fallen apart within hours, with both sides accusing each other of violations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Because there were code violations, such as missing fire extinguishers, everyone who had been sleeping in the clubhouse building could no longer do so.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of violations

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There was an immediate upside to anyone who could quickly sort out the club’s debts and stabilise the operation.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
As expenses such as college or other debts are paid off, some of that money can potentially be redirected toward retirement, Vega says.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of debts

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The Club started a position years ago on the belief that CEO Charlie Scharf could clean up the bank's past regulatory misdeeds.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The trailer introduces audiences to 16-year-old Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), a high-school student and star rower whose life is upended when her father’s misdeeds come to light, forcing she and her mom to relocate to the east coast.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of misdeeds

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