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Recent Examples of humiliation
Washington, in turn, was desperate to avoid a humiliation evoking memories of the botched US attempt to rescue 53 embassy staff held hostage by Iran in 1980.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026
These two instances of humiliation, which could have caused an American auto exec to lash out, drove Toyoda to rethink his company’s methodology.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Highway to Hell reminds us that enduring humiliation at the hands of life and love is its own form of heroism.
—Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
As a college freshman, Donovan had suffered his first public humiliation at the hands of Stephen Jay Gould.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
That power was built up over centuries partly to compensate for the humiliation, subjugation, and grievous bondage of Russia’s history, real and imagined.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Then came some chants calling for Mosley to be fired as the game slipped into humiliation territory.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
One of the central narratives of season ten, filmed last summer, is the ongoing flirtation between Wilson and Miller, despite Miller’s residual humiliation at the way he’d dismissed her in the press after their breakup.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Britain and France ultimately withdrew from Egypt in humiliation, and the British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, was forced to resign.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026
These two instances of humiliation, which could have caused an American auto exec to lash out, drove Toyoda to rethink his company’s methodology.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Highway to Hell reminds us that enduring humiliation at the hands of life and love is its own form of heroism.
—Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
As a college freshman, Donovan had suffered his first public humiliation at the hands of Stephen Jay Gould.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
That power was built up over centuries partly to compensate for the humiliation, subjugation, and grievous bondage of Russia’s history, real and imagined.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Then came some chants calling for Mosley to be fired as the game slipped into humiliation territory.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
One of the central narratives of season ten, filmed last summer, is the ongoing flirtation between Wilson and Miller, despite Miller’s residual humiliation at the way he’d dismissed her in the press after their breakup.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Britain and France ultimately withdrew from Egypt in humiliation, and the British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, was forced to resign.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliation
Noun
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Your historical victory is your reward for your historical abasement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bakri’s face is impassive and exhausted during this casual debasement, his voice low, and his tone deadpan, as though Salim has been forced to do all this a million times before.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Investors who are particularly concerned about currency debasement or geopolitical instability — both of which have driven gold's price run in recent years — may also find the physical gold component meaningful.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The incident happened during dismissal in a Millard Lefler Middle School hallway on Tuesday, April 7, a spokesperson for the school confirmed to PEOPLE on Thursday, April 9.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department has appealed the Oregon, California and Michigan dismissals.—
Rebecca Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Humiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliation. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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