1
as in offences
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 stains
a mark of guilt or disgrace
your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family
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Recent Examples of slurs
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
In its verdict, the jury said the singer will not have to pay any of the damages, and was not found guilty of Ellis' claims that the singer hit her, cut her face, spit on her and said racial slurs to her.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Moonshot, a group that targets online terrorism, found more than 44,000 slurs targeting South Asians in extremist online spaces during May and June of this year.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The entries are also full of racist and antisemitic slurs and sentiments.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Within 24 hours, Tay had absorbed the worst of the internet and began spewing racist slurs, denying the Holocaust, and praising Adolf Hitler.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Additionally, viewers likely won’t see Yulissa Escobar, another Islander who was kicked off the show for using racial slurs on podcasts before the show.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2019, Jussie Smollett claimed that he was attacked by two unknown men who called him, a gay Black man, homophobic and racial slurs.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
In Chicago in 2019, Smollett said he was jumped by two white men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him, leaving him beaten and with a noose around his neck.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Some left-leaning commentators seized upon the anti-Semitic scrawlings and racial slurs and said the killer was clearly a neo-Nazi.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
In its verdict, the jury said the singer will not have to pay any of the damages, and was not found guilty of Ellis' claims that the singer hit her, cut her face, spit on her and said racial slurs to her.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Moonshot, a group that targets online terrorism, found more than 44,000 slurs targeting South Asians in extremist online spaces during May and June of this year.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The entries are also full of racist and antisemitic slurs and sentiments.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Within 24 hours, Tay had absorbed the worst of the internet and began spewing racist slurs, denying the Holocaust, and praising Adolf Hitler.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Additionally, viewers likely won’t see Yulissa Escobar, another Islander who was kicked off the show for using racial slurs on podcasts before the show.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2019, Jussie Smollett claimed that he was attacked by two unknown men who called him, a gay Black man, homophobic and racial slurs.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
In Chicago in 2019, Smollett said he was jumped by two white men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him, leaving him beaten and with a noose around his neck.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurs
Noun
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Egyptian influencers linked to intelligence fronts launched vicious personal attacks, including ethnic slurs, against the Saudi royal family and graphic insults targeting the crown prince.—
Khaled Hassan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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After a brief pause, the messages resumed months later and escalated to 40-50 a day, ranging from insults about Lauryn’s appearance to alarming threats against her relationship.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scrub any stains with a soft sponge or brush.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
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
Noun
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The National Alliance on Mental Health said barriers to services based on socioeconomic backgrounds, stigmas surrounding mental health and provider bias can cause inequalities in care and lead to misdiagnosis or people not receiving care at all.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Since then Baz has seemed determined to smash stigmas around pregnancy and breastfeeding.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In between shots of his family time, Justin dances across the edge of the boat, sings straight at director Cole Bennett's camera and moodily croons while gazing at the floor.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The porch smells faintly of lime and ginger, and the house hums the way houses do when a good conversation has just ended.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The entire group chants the name of the triumphant Elio and Clone Elio accepts the applause.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Slurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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