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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
a rowdy group of patrons was kicked out of the theater for shouting slurs
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as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family
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as in to insult
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Recent Examples of slur
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
State police alleged that McNaughton smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After the woman called Kizer, a Lyft driver, to get the kids, Sims allegedly told Kizer to pick them up, calling him a racial slur, the lawyer alleged.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Many creators post skits where the robot slurs are spoken while a robot is applying for a job, or meeting their human partner’s parents for a holiday.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
State police alleged that McNaughton smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After the woman called Kizer, a Lyft driver, to get the kids, Sims allegedly told Kizer to pick them up, calling him a racial slur, the lawyer alleged.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slur
Noun
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Young Thug wasn’t the only target, however, as his girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist, also caught a few shots for entertaining Thugger’s insults over the phone.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pre-treat any stains with a mild stain remover and blot with a dry white cloth to remove as much stain as possible prior to washing.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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This process lifts stains without increasing their surface area, which can be an issue when scrubbing by hand with a cloth or brush.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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New York — Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is trolling the 39% tariffs that the United States placed on its home country by selling a watch that flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the bullet casings suggest a desire to reach an audience—and to troll the media and law enforcement tasked with trying to find a motive.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At one point, I felt genuinely affronted when the edge of my pinky brushed gently on the wall.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside Online,
27 Aug. 2025
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Attention also has centered on, among other things, the misuse of AI, deepfakes, hallucinations, AI’s effect on jobs, and safeguarding values that certain AI applications might affront.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The taint of it all has melted away.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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The taint is caused when a chemical compound, 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole (TCA), interacts with bacteria or fungi in the wine bottle’s cork.—
Jeremy Harlan,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Why would sharp-as-nails med school grads opt toward a presumably dead-end occupational route?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Thompson was pretty brave for weaving his fingers with Meg's, considering how long and sharp her stiletto manicure is.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2024
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Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.—
Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Aug. 2023
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Contempt often hides within sarcasm or ridicule.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Like Bong, Park has a very deadpan way with sarcasm, and the opening sequence is simply dripping with it: paper company safety executive You Man-su (Lee) is celebrating his wife’s birthday by barbecuing rare, delicious eel steaks, a gift from work to mark 25 years of service.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Slur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slur. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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