as in despising
to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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Recent Examples of hating
Season 1 of the TV series, based on the first book, The Deal, follows the unlikely romance between Hannah Wells (Bright), a wry, hockey-hating music major, and Briar University’s playboy star center Garrett Graham (Cameli).
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite Morant hating it, the Grizzlies were sixth in the NBA in offense on their way to 48 wins.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
At age 47, the orange tabby is still hating Mondays and loving lasagna from his home in Muncie.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Then something shifts, and the movie unleashes a gauntlet of sadistic violence that's very effective at making the same viewers who found these characters intensely annoying a few scenes ago feel guilty for ever hating them.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
In the clip, White jokes about hating Reynolds.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Think Zohran Mamdani, a Jew-hating Ugandan Muslim who became a citizen way back in 2019, the same year as Tania.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Todd hobbles into each frame like a joyless ghoul, hating the cameras and hating his wife for bringing them into his world.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Republicans in Washington have accused the protesters of prolonging the govenment shutdown, as well as hating America, being terrorists or belonging to Antifa, a loose group of anti-fascists.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Despite Morant hating it, the Grizzlies were sixth in the NBA in offense on their way to 48 wins.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
At age 47, the orange tabby is still hating Mondays and loving lasagna from his home in Muncie.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Then something shifts, and the movie unleashes a gauntlet of sadistic violence that's very effective at making the same viewers who found these characters intensely annoying a few scenes ago feel guilty for ever hating them.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
In the clip, White jokes about hating Reynolds.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Think Zohran Mamdani, a Jew-hating Ugandan Muslim who became a citizen way back in 2019, the same year as Tania.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Todd hobbles into each frame like a joyless ghoul, hating the cameras and hating his wife for bringing them into his world.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Republicans in Washington have accused the protesters of prolonging the govenment shutdown, as well as hating America, being terrorists or belonging to Antifa, a loose group of anti-fascists.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hating
despising
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That’s not the case with Bertha’s son, Larry (Harry Richardson), who seems to have joined his father in absolutely despising Bertha by the end of the season.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Hating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hating. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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