trash-talking

present participle of trash-talk

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Verb
  • The panel, which Kennedy reshaped earlier this year by dismissing its members and appointing some vaccine skeptics, will convene Thursday and Friday in Atlanta.
    Adeola Adeosun Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like many of my favorite picks, these boots also utilize a wide toe box, minimizing blisters and maximizing comfort.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This approach allows your team to learn and adapt, minimizing disruption for end users and ensuring a smoother transition.
    Rajat Bhargava, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The threat for heavy rain in South Florida is diminishing, however typical scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy downpours are still possible in the area through the weekend.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The reaction to Noack's viral Instagram post has been overwhelming, with many people criticizing her and her parenting style.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At the dinner table before Kirk came to Utah Valley University for the event at which he was killed, Tyler Robinson talked in disparaging terms about the conservative activist, Cox said at the news briefing.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Trash-talking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trash-talking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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