Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vituperatory
Adjective
  • Huge Fed Challenge—Sparking Stock Market Plunge As Gold And Bitcoin Price Soar New Gmail Warning — Do Not Open This Email From Google Cena called out fans for being abusive, only to cheer for Heel Cena without apologizing.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Spanking’s impact on a child is unfortunately similar to abusive hitting.
    Christina Erickson, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Waters’ career has been defined by his fearless — often outrageous — approach to spotlighting LGBTQ+ actors and themes.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Amending the Constitution would not happen overnight, but starting the process would most definitely put the spotlight on Trump and the outrageous historical precedents set by those who came before him, which have helped to make our current national crisis not only possible but perhaps inevitable.
    Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But in March, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma, Wash., ruled for several long-serving transgender military members who say that the ban is insulting and discriminatory and that their firing would cause lasting damage to their careers and reputations.
    Mark Sherman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But to suggest that the declining birth rate is largely a function of people not knowing how their bodies work is both insulting and ignorant of the real issue.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This social justice kitsch becomes a mildly obscene evocation of racial terrorism.
    Armond White, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Fifteen years after her husband’s drowning in the nearby bay, Tressilian’s days are spent in a cranky routine: grumbling over the obscene resort stationed on the opposite bluff, reading London’s gossip columns, and summoning the household help with the insistent ringing of a bedroom call bell.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Vituperatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vituperatory. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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