as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
regardless of whatever is nominated, there'll be those who will poor-mouth the Oscar nominees
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To have the charge dismissed, a person must first plead guilty or no contest, agree to a treatment plan and then successfully complete that program.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Jan. 2025 -
She was dismissed in June 2024 after a run of seven games without a win.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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This opens a familiar interface, and based on the video attached to the announcement, the platform seems to have options to cast the video to a bigger screen or minimize it.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
20 Jan. 2025
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Try to reduce high blood pressure, manage diabetes and cholesterol, avoid smoking, and minimize alcohol intake.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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Austria will likely not face fines in the manner of Hungary, but security cooperation will diminish.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Maryland faltered for the first time, a loss that dims but shouldn’t diminish its impressive start as its ceiling comes clearer into focus.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2025
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People want to be inspired by their president, not talked down to.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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He was talked down in most of the cases by cabinet secretaries and lawyers — until the advent of the coronavirus.—
Zolan Kanno-Youngs,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Curran appears next to Trump in a series of photos showing the former and future president returning to his feet, blood running down his face and raising a fist, prompting cheers from the audience.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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With the current threat levels, these groups are sure to be running down leads locally, nationally and internationally to mitigate any potential threat to the inauguration or any of the high-level people attending.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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And just this week, Pritzker openly criticized Welch after the governor said the speaker did nothing to stop more than one of his members from berating and verbally abusing staff experts from the governor’s administration called in to explain the hemp issues to the Democratic Caucus.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, many criticized Jones for fighting the aging Miocic and not pivoting to fight Aspinall, a younger and seemingly more dangerous fighter who holds the interim title.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Poor-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poor-mouth. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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