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as in disdained
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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as in isolated
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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Musk has long disdained the norms that the executives who run giant public companies typically embrace.
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.
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True culture and engagement cannot thrive if a massive portion of the workforce is left digitally isolated.
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In response, cruise staff increased cleaning and disinfection procedures, isolated ill passengers and crew members, and consulted with the CDC on sanitation procedures and reporting cases, according to the CDC.
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The billionaires so hated by Democrats and certain Republicans have ways to escape this tax.
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Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.
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The Yolo County Board of Supervisors rejected those findings.
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In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.
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Many feel disrespected by the social safety net.
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Matt Cardona interrupted the chat and Zayn tried to show Gargano he was still getting disrespected.
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.
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The likely architect of that plot was Lyonel’s own scheming son, Larys, whom Simon openly despised.
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Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.
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Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
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Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.
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“High-hatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-hatted. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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