queered

Definition of queerednext
past tense of queer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for queered
Verb
  • The Rockies have been humiliated before in their first home game, but never as badly as this.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The leadership of the country that has threatened the stability and prosperity of the world will eventually be ousted, disempowered and humiliated.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lyon's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League were further dented after a 0-0 draw at Angers, extending its winless run in all competitions to nine matches.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Vladimir Tarasenko and Matt Boldy scored in a four-goal second period as Minnesota dented Detroit’s tenuous chances for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The city was shamed into action.
    Faith Salie, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Pulisic also botched a breakaway chance in the 45th minute when his pass for Weston McKennie in was too late, allowing Portugal’s defense to recover.
    Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Center fielder Oneil Cruz botched consecutive plays in the first inning, helping the Mets score five runs off a surprisingly ineffective Skenes (0-1), matching his career high.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 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
  • The crisis ended hours later with three hostages and three hostage takers dead and an additional 14 people wounded.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • In October, a Border Patrol agent shot and wounded Marimar Martinez in Chicago, and in January, a Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis just weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renée Good in the same city.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Officials in long-standing Iranian regional rival Saudi Arabia have been pressing for Iranian missile and drone capabilities to be degraded as much as possible before a US exit, to remove any future Iranian threat.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Witness The New York Times’ recent and significant revision of its previous position on the risks of legal marijuana, admitting that wide access and strong normalization have degraded public health.
    Kevin A. Sabet, STAT, 1 Apr. 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 9 Apr. 2026.

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