queered

past tense of queer

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
  • However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • But the campaign hasn’t dented China’s industrial prowess.
    PAUL WISEMAN, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Hoiby’s actions have further dented the popularity and once very positive public image of the royal family.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The fight was stopped between rounds, but fighters shouldn't be shamed or penalized for knowing when to bow out.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Bonnie's new device Lilypad initially causes problems with this, leading her to be brutally bullied in a group chat and shamed into rejecting her toys.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The Boston southpaw didn’t permit a baserunner until Spencer Jones, who botched a ball in center field a half-inning later, singled in the sixth inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Pulisic nearly scored again in the 63rd minute, but his quick shot off a nice pass from Berhalter was knocked off the goalpost by Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, and Brenden Aaronson botched the resulting sitter.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Haphazardly propped on the ground with wiring and hardware exposed, the flags appear as symbols debased and emptied after centuries of misuse.
    Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Within this world no others exist, except as things to be debased.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Leatherwood died as a result of the gun wound, and Velez was left wounded.
    Mary Ella Hastings June 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
  • Rodriguez allegedly fatally shot 18‑year‑old Kace Leatherwood and wounded Luis Velez, also 18, near County Road 103 in Kaufman County, authorities said.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Its arsenal of ballistic missiles has been degraded.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • LiDAR can be degraded by heavy precipitation.
    David Risher, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • They are lacerated by propellers.
    Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Queered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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