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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliations
Noun
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The result is a drama of surprising universality, in which a well-to-do couple becomes the target of unjust dismissals and persecution for political wrongthink against the Turkish regime.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The two dismissals this week come as both of those lawsuits had been set to go to trial in the next few weeks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some of that information isn’t available to the public — firings and other disciplinary actions by employers, for instance, are confidential.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court ruling comes despite a series of short-term wins on the court’s emergency docket that have allowed Trump to push ahead with extraordinary flexes of executive power on issues ranging from high-profile firings to major federal funding cuts.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Humiliations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humiliations. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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