vituperates

present tense third-person singular of vituperate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperates
Verb
  • Petro attacks Trump while protecting narcos and engaging in the drug business.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • With Pervis Estupinan or Davide Bartesaghi holding width on the left and No 9 Santiago Gimenez dragging defenders away, Pulisic attacks the gap between centre-back and full-back, arriving in stride rather than starting wide.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Comedian Bill Maher suggests New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani should renounce his Ugandan dual citizenship over the country’s record on LGBTQ+ rights, and slams the democratic candidate for his recent meeting with a New York Imam, also criticized for his stance on gay rights.
    The Hill, The Hill, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Once the truck begins driving straight, the beige SUV speeds up and slams into the truck’s back-left side.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes our national security will be held accountable.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bowles abuses those pass-blocking rules by stunting the three-technique, Logan Hall (90), across the left guard's face, knowing the guard will follow him.
    Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Governance scolds are appalled by the number, as is the pope.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Vituperates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vituperates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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