as in offending
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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Recent Examples of insulting
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The fourth-year coach is having none of it, dismissing outside opinions as irrelevant and insulting.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Lauryn Licari received text messages from an unknown number that were insulting and threatening her relationship with her boyfriend at the time, Owen.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Those found guilty of criticizing, insulting, defaming or threatening the king, queen, or heir apparent can be jailed for between three and 15 years for each count, with some sentences stretching to 50 years.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The fourth-year coach is having none of it, dismissing outside opinions as irrelevant and insulting.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The same phenomenon occurred with insulting researchers.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2021, Lauryn Licari received text messages from an unknown number that were insulting and threatening her relationship with her boyfriend at the time, Owen.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulting
Verb
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Is the streamer afraid of offending hate groups by depicting them as hateful and/or groups?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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In New Zealand, murder carries a mandatory life sentence and judges are required to set a prison term of at least 10 years before the offending person can apply for parole, according to the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Seider popped early in his career, making Detroit’s roster as a 20-year-old and showing a mix of offensive production, defensive tools that outran some dodgy five-on-five results and a rare-for-its-time mean streak.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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But three games into the 2025 season, the team hasn’t been the offensive juggernaut that fans have become used to.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Don’t say that outrageous remarks by a Fox News commentator caused a mass shooting at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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CeeDee Lamb was fined another $11,593 for taunting on a separate play.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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But Eagles linebacker Jihaad Campbell was on the grass in front of Nacua, and he was flagged for taunting, costing the Rams 15 yards.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The workers in large industrial mines, who are more often male, also face abusive conditions and need fair wages in order to support their families, says Anneke Van Woudenberg, executive director of RAID, a corporate watchdog organization.—
Xanthe Scharff,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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These include Operation School Bell, which provides school clothes and books to students in need and Operation New Start, which gives clothing and household items to women and children leaving abusive situations.—
Jeffrey Miller,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The situation unfolded earlier this week when TikToker Bookie Woodz posted a now-controversial clip, accusing Ayesha of craving male attention and subtly disrespecting her husband in the process.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The caller berated Dipoto for disrespecting his uniform number.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even the company’s most vituperative detractors acknowledge its engineering genius and applaud its success in driving down launch expenses (unlike many defense contractors, SpaceX largely eats the cost of its failures).—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The justices who renounced that lie in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center exposed themselves to scurrilous criticisms and even threats to their safety.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 June 2025
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Players known for sometimes scurrilous behavior were scared off by that lifetime ban.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2025
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“Insulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulting. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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