as in insults
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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Noun
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.—
Mikhail Zygar,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The Marty Supreme scene in question sees Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary (in his first screen acting role), who plays businessman Milton Rockwell, physically punish Chalamet's Marty for several insults Marty deals Milton throughout the movie.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Today’s designation is a critical step in holding accountable and changing the behavior of Nigerian officials who have facilitated and created an environment conducive to the outrages in Nigeria.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Women and children of the city are living in a state of terror, fearing that the fiend, if uncaught, will commit other outrages in this city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Sarcasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcasms. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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