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Recent Examples of humiliation
Darcy’s first proposal is a humiliation—for him, not her—and his transformation in the novel’s second half works because Austen is unsparing about what Elizabeth’s rejection actually reveals.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
The New York governor fled in humiliation.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Hezbollah’s leader has rejected the agreement as a ‘humiliation,’ vowing to keep fighting and warning that attempts to strip the group’s weapons could lead to civil war.
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Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Toni and Shakira appeared to be in trouble after one of the show’s most meta humiliation rituals, in which the group is treated to a showing of clips of themselves having private conversations about their castmates and lovers.
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Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Those who did tune in were left disappointed and disenfranchised by meek performances and another early humiliation.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In 1933, the year Hitler consolidated power, Schmeling suffered public humiliation at the hands of Max Baer, a boxer from the American heartland whose father was Jewish.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The complaint states that Lowe has suffered emotional distress, humiliation, lost income and medical expenses.
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Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Siobhan and Rekha collaborate to sort Oreos, but Grant spends this entire episode unwisely rushing into things and paying for it, mostly in humiliation.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
The New York governor fled in humiliation.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Hezbollah’s leader has rejected the agreement as a ‘humiliation,’ vowing to keep fighting and warning that attempts to strip the group’s weapons could lead to civil war.
—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Toni and Shakira appeared to be in trouble after one of the show’s most meta humiliation rituals, in which the group is treated to a showing of clips of themselves having private conversations about their castmates and lovers.
—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Those who did tune in were left disappointed and disenfranchised by meek performances and another early humiliation.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In 1933, the year Hitler consolidated power, Schmeling suffered public humiliation at the hands of Max Baer, a boxer from the American heartland whose father was Jewish.
—
Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The complaint states that Lowe has suffered emotional distress, humiliation, lost income and medical expenses.
—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Siobhan and Rekha collaborate to sort Oreos, but Grant spends this entire episode unwisely rushing into things and paying for it, mostly in humiliation.
—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliation
Noun
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Your historical victory is your reward for your historical abasement.
Noun
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As InvestorPlace noted in February 2026, the theory behind Bitcoin as a safe haven was never wrong on its own terms — currency debasement, de-dollarization, and geopolitical conflict are exactly the conditions the asset was designed to benefit from.
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Bitcoin offers growth potential tied to adoption Like gold, Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge against currency debasement because its supply is limited.
Noun
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Despite her dismissal, Keyser appeared in the first 20 minutes of Thursday’s episode, sharing a chat and a kiss with partner Zach Georgiou, and later slept in the bed with him.
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Following Mendoza's dismissal, fan anger seems to be directed at Stearns, the man in charge of building the roster.
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“Humiliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliation. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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