high-hatted

past tense of high-hat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-hatted
Verb
  • Ruling an isolated, ruined, and besieged Gaza Strip will not get Hamas closer to this objective—but building up a strong political presence in the West Bank could, and accepting the latest proposal could free Hamas to do this.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Many in the field are aware that scientists from the pharmaceutical company Ayerst Research Laboratories isolated the molecule from a soil sample containing the bacterium Streptomyces hydroscopicus in the mid-1970s.
    Ted Powers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Singh, who is nonetheless bullish on the market despite any reservations, said any lack of clarity around economic conditions heading into the decision could dent a rally that’s hated by many.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Ryan was said to be hated by everyone in the prison, and eventually killed himself in the cell.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sancho rejected a contract offer at Manchester City to join Dortmund in 2017.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Your husband overreacted and disrespected you, slapping food and mocking you.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Even though many media members and fans have disrespected him by calling him a game manager, Hurts has continued to make plays.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vance said one portion of Democrats are making unreasonable demands to restore more than $1 trillion over the next decade in healthcare spending that was cut earlier this year.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Training, professional development, and the Safe Cities Partnership are among the areas cut.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • He was repulsed then, but years later, thinking about a man who’d expressed an interest in the human body in the most macabre possible way sparked something in Hunnam.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Before Cleopatra, Liz and Dick despised each other.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Really loved, obsessively loved and despised by every critic.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“High-hatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-hatted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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