as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
I know you're not happy, but there's no need to resort to petty sarcasms to make your point
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Recent Examples of sarcasm
Yet even in that apparent act of accountability, the sarcasm never fully disappeared.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Zilis peppered her speech with unusual phrases and occasional sarcasm.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Played with blistering sarcasm by Emily Blunt, the high-strung Runway magazine assistant had many of the most crackling one-liners in the original 2006 film.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Though dramatic at its core, this revival infuses a levity and sarcasm that alleviate much of its heaviness.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Zilis peppered her speech with unusual phrases and occasional sarcasm.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Played with blistering sarcasm by Emily Blunt, the high-strung Runway magazine assistant had many of the most crackling one-liners in the original 2006 film.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Though dramatic at its core, this revival infuses a levity and sarcasm that alleviate much of its heaviness.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcasm
Noun
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The blowout loss would’ve been enough agony, but there were injuries to match the insult.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Adding insult to injury, Hasna accuses Meriem of using her body to get a cushier, better paying job as maid inside the boss’ luxurious home.—
Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Our outrage, yours and mine, will not be to scale.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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For a Dodgers team already resented for buying up baseball with its massive payroll, watching its star closer stroll through a cockfighting pit in full uniform feels tailor-made to ignite outrage back home.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Sarcasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcasm. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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