queered

past tense of queer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for queered
Verb
  • By the time the cameras stopped clicking and the newsmen flew home, Kentucky had been humiliated in the national press, the onlooker’s violence both disputed and affirmed in accounts of this day.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • LaBella alleges that she was traumatized and humiliated by the experience.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Performances have been patchy, and three successive defeats before this international break have dented the mood at Anfield.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Most shoes have a firm outer, which takes up more space in your suitcase and can easily be dented if not packed correctly.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk’s former chief of staff Mikey McCoy shamed Cohen for the comments in a post on X early Thursday morning.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In Indiana, a number of teachers, university staff members and other government employees are being shamed on social media for comments critical of Kirk's views or making light of his death.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the opening drive of the game, the Chargers were flagged for a false start when Johnston and receiver Tre’ Harris botched a pre-snap motion.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • First, Hernaiz botched what should have been a double play ball off the bat of Trevor Story, which allowed everyone to advance safely and loaded the bases with nobody out.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dogville, from 2003, is an experimental Lars von Trier film shot on a stage set in which Kidman plays a woman debased and abused by the inhabitants of a small town.
    Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike bonds, which promise repayment of the primary investment at a future date, warranting demands for higher yields to offset inflation concerns, gold is a physical asset that cannot be debased by fiscal mismanagement or political interference.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Last year, landmines killed or wounded more than 5,700 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians, according to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, an annual report published by a consortium of non-profit groups.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past two years, more than 10% of Gaza’s population is dead or wounded; about 90% of its population has been displaced; 78% of all structures have been destroyed or damaged; 95% of hospitals have been rendered non-functional; and 90% of the schools have been damaged or destroyed.
    Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the following two years, the Israel Defense Forces severely degraded several of its archenemies, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Iran’s military and nuclear program.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In February of the next year, Wilson hosted a White House screening of The Birth of a Nation, the controversial 1915 film that degraded African American characters played by white actors in black face and depicted the Ku Klux Klan as heroes.
    Time, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By the end of the fight, at least three students were hurt by Clarke and a mirror on the wall was cracked, punched by a student who lacerated his hand, deputies say.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Queered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queered. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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