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as in insults
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
Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Her daughters still hear racial slurs at school, and students make insensitive comments about their hair.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators say the messages included swastikas and antisemitic and homophobic slurs referencing Adolf Hitler and Hamas.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
French has faced backlash from other Republicans for using slurs for people with disabilities and gay people.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
The Learning, Inclusion and Talent Committee will assemble on Wednesday, and two sources said that BAFTA’s handling of John Davidson’s involuntary racial slurs was on the agenda for the meeting.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
The BAFTAs also apologized for the incident, and the BBC has expressed regret that the slurs remained in the broadcast and streaming versions of the ceremony, both of which were aired on a delay.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 1 Mar. 2026
In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
According to The Associated Press, LaBeouf was reprimanded for allegedly yelling homophobic slurs while hitting multiple people near the French Quarter last week.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
The chats, reported Wednesday by the Miami Herald and The Floridian, a conservative online outlet, contained hundreds of uses of the n-word and many other instances of antisemitic slurs, replete with references to Nazi Germany.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Her daughters still hear racial slurs at school, and students make insensitive comments about their hair.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators say the messages included swastikas and antisemitic and homophobic slurs referencing Adolf Hitler and Hamas.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
French has faced backlash from other Republicans for using slurs for people with disabilities and gay people.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
The Learning, Inclusion and Talent Committee will assemble on Wednesday, and two sources said that BAFTA’s handling of John Davidson’s involuntary racial slurs was on the agenda for the meeting.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
The BAFTAs also apologized for the incident, and the BBC has expressed regret that the slurs remained in the broadcast and streaming versions of the ceremony, both of which were aired on a delay.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 1 Mar. 2026
In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
According to The Associated Press, LaBeouf was reprimanded for allegedly yelling homophobic slurs while hitting multiple people near the French Quarter last week.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurs
Noun
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The play unfolds as a series of battles, where the unaccomplished George and the bitterly disappointed Martha exchange vicious and demeaning insults, using Nick and Honey as the unsuspecting pawns in their war for supremacy.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The British, by contrast, preferred their insults more oblique.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition to spot-cleaning any stains or scuff marks on the exteriors of purses, backpacks, or luggage, double-check the interiors.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
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Repeat until the stains are gone.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Is that panic, when the flute trills high?—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The organization helps empower students to lobby college administrators for their needs, including expanding mental health services and improving messages to counter the lasting stigmas of seeking help.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, and as part of its IWD initiatives, the Alo Foundation is supporting The Mental Health Coalition to reach millions of women with accessible and proven mental health resources alongside educational content to help reduce mental stigmas.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Richard Marx croons his way onto Billboard’s jazz charts for the first time in a career as a lead recording artist that dates back almost 40 years.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Murray — beloved for iconic roles in Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and other films — croons spirited renditions of timeless songs, from Bob Dylan to the Kinks to Tommy Tutone.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The group hums in agreement, offering dispatches from their own lives about thorny friendships.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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One of Florida’s largest first-magnitude springs, Rainbow Springs anchors a 1,470-acre park that now hums with kayaks gliding over eelgrass, snorkelers drifting above schools of fish, and tubers laughing downstream on summer afternoons.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Slurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurs. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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