high-hats 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of high-hat
1
as in walks over
to show contempt for one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite

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2
as in isolates
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street

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high hats

2 of 2

noun

plural of high hat
as in hard hats

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  1. disdains
  2. isolates
  3. helmets
  4. hates
  5. rejects
  6. hoods
  7. disrespects
  8. cuts
Verb
  • The title character disdains the common folk, and the play’s complicated political discussion and harsh, jagged poetry aren’t what most picnicking playgoers are after.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Krikorian said a more traditional law enforcement approach should trade street sweeps for a greater focus on worksite enforcement – something Homan has advocated for, but which Trump disdains.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Definition of disdains
Verb
  • The Sortino ratio isolates harmful downside volatility from upside noise, which a standard the Sharpe ratio can’t do.
    — Andrew Sukhin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • This system, located between the grid and an AI data center, isolates DC load fluctuations from the grid and delivers LVRT support that can respond to demand shifts in real time at scale.
    — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
Definition of isolates
Noun
  • Sicking has designed and patented groundbreaking safety technologies for football (helmets), equestrian sports (helmets), and hockey (boards).
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Among the most successful hits was against UKRTAC, a Ukrainian defense company responsible for producing body armor, helmets, tactical gear, and other protective equipment.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
Definition of helmets
Verb
  • The perpetrator of parental alienation can employ a variety of tactics, including when one parent tells the child that the other parent hates the child or that the other parent is abusive, Psychology Today also said.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • My position was, and is, to buy the IPO once everyone hates it and has forgotten the hype.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of hates
Verb
  • The director rejects aspects of modernity in his personal life, too.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Conversely, when a judge rejects a motion for an injunction, companies can move to complete a takeover deal quickly.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of rejects
Noun
  • In that incident, teens dressed head-to-toe in black — some wearing hoods and masks — were seen throwing punches and hurling chairs as innocent bystanders sought safety.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Water rose over the hoods of vehicles parked near the river at the Comfort RV Resort.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of hoods
Verb
  • This is especially problematic when people do so in a way that disrespects, stereotypes or materially harms the original culture.
    — Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
  • Cutting short the New York Health Act is a shame and disrespects our elders, let alone others with disabilities.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of disrespects
Verb
  • But because Abundance cuts across the conventional left-right axis, New York politicians left, right, and center can all be on the wrong side of it.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Extortion in Mexico is a multibillion-dollar racket that cuts across economic sectors and is linked to organized crime.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of cuts
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