queered

Definition of queerednext
past tense of queer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for queered
Verb
  • Iran’s two major adversaries have thoroughly humiliated it; the regime was not able to hide its reclusive leader for even a few hours.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Most casual fans could spend their entire lives studying a library’s worth of chess theory, only to still be routinely humiliated by competitive players.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, while retaliatory attacks through the Middle East have dented oil production.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Bank stocks — Banks fell as rising tensions in the Middle East dented sentiment around global markets and the economy.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • She’s shamed and her businesses are closed down, and certainly no charity would touch her and a great deal more will come out.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And botched by the officials, said Oklahoma State coach Jacie Hoyt.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Yankees trailed the Blue Jays 2-1 in the seventh inning, when what should have been an inning-ending double-play groundball was hit to Chisholm, who botched it.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 19 Feb. 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
  • And on Friday, eight Israeli soldiers were wounded by Hezbollah fire, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
  • At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon that began early Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Thursday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Vinegar can damage some finishes and the protective coating on some wood cabinets may have degraded over time.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • An Israeli military campaign in 2024 significantly degraded Hezbollah’s capabilities.
    Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Queered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queered. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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