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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail (against)
revile
Verb
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During the demonstrations for racial justice in 2020, protestors across the country defaced and tore down statues of Washington, arguing that enslavers should be reviled, not honored.—
John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Trump is reviled on issues in poll after poll; Israel has never been the recipient of so much global criticism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Rail (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail%20%28against%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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