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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
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2021, he was suspended from his record label for using a racial slur.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2025
Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
In 2011, the actress had to be escorted offstage after slurring her words and rambling during a speech at an event honoring former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
That trend already spiraled into real-world hostility in 2024; while the song played at a bar in Germany, a crowd reportedly yelled slurs at a Black woman and punched her in the face, with one man allegedly Nazi-saluting.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2021, he was suspended from his record label for using a racial slur.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
The pair were scheduled to play for multiple hours but their performance was cut short after Deadmau5 was seen (and heard) taking shots and slurring his speech, eventually falling over behind the DJ booth and being escorted off stage.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
In 2011, the actress had to be escorted offstage after slurring her words and rambling during a speech at an event honoring former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slur
Noun
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People hurled insults as the police started taking down the barricades.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2025
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Sarandos, playing a cheeky version of himself, delivers a sharp line about contractual award show shout-outs before signing off with an insult.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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On cross-examination, defense attorney Alan Jackson asked if grass stains could come from someone being dragged.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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The parents told him that the stains started appearing shortly after the town built a communal water pipeline to a warm spring about 5 miles away.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Immediately after the Celtics ended their season with a loss, former star player Paul Pierce took to social media to troll the Knicks.—
Ryan Stano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Something similar happened to the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City when, in the Season Four finale, Monica Garcia was unmasked as a co-conspirator of Reality Von Tease — an anonymous gossip account that had been trolling the cast for years.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The weaving of such a powerful — and in the view of some true believers, actually magical — drug within the broader social fabric may affront some true-believing psychonauts’ own purity tests.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Still, the National Rally, affronted, has turned from the soft, ubiquitous imagery of Ms. Le Pen with her beloved pet cats to the claws of confrontation.—
Roger Cohen,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chapter 7 Delaware Bay Water that Americans rely on for drinking and irrigation under threat from taint of saltwater Between New Jersey and Delaware, the river gives way to the Delaware Bay, where the water is salty.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Bonus: The vast majority of Aussie wines are sealed with screw caps, regardless of price, which equals consistency, longer aging, and zero risk of cork taint.—
Christina Pickard,
Bon Appétit,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
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
Noun
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There’s tenderness and frustration, playfulness and sarcasm; respect and fatigue.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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TikTok viewers chimed in with a mix of sarcasm, solidarity, and surprisingly creative suggestions.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Slur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slur. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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