Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trash-talkers
Noun
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That is the biggest problem Hurzeler faces in winning over a seemingly growing number of detractors.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026 -
An $850,000 ecotourism resort in Costa Rica for a study abroad program became a rallying cry for his detractors, and a scathing audit uncovered other questionable decisions.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The prisoners got out and the saw the torturers.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And her tormentors are all abruptly, painfully departing the scene or, at the very least, becoming ensnared in one humiliation after another.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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The mind could wander briefly about the Giants riding a two-game winning streak into a Thursday Night Football matchup with the Eagles, equipped to knock off their tormentors who suddenly look vulnerable.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nanjiani, 44, became famous for stand-up comedy based on his real-life experiences, including growing up in Pakistan, moving to Iowa for college at 18, and dealing with racist hecklers as a Muslim post-9/11.—
Kylie Gilbert,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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That tone set the stage for the hecklers.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Framing wise guys on murder charges for Whitey Bulger, looking the other way on a gangland hit by a BPD detective in Canton in 1976, the list of scandals is too great to even list them all.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Green Bay Packers made quite a Week 1 impression — at least with the wise guys in Las Vegas.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.—
Ernestine Nettles,
Mercury News,
22 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Shakespeare humanizes the Elizabethan stage stereotype of the villainous Jew by giving Shylock ample reason for wanting to get back at his Christian persecutors.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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After the duo appeared in two preliminary teasers, the final ad in the campaign features Stiller and Boone singing about banana ripeness in a faux-'80s broadcast, and will air during a commercial break at the Super Bowl.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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After sharing two adorable teasers of the spot, PEOPLE has a look at the full commercial ahead of Super Bowl Sunday.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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