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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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Recent Examples of insulting
Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
Now, however, Memrise charges $59.99 per month, which is insulting.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
To compare the incident to a possible leak of a football game plan is insulting to the U.S. military members who secure and safeguard our personal freedom each and every day.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Thorning-Schmidt said the remarks were a bit insulting.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
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Danish officials and Greenlanders saw Carter’s absurd proposal as insulting and damaging to diplomatic relations.
—Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
Now, however, Memrise charges $59.99 per month, which is insulting.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
To compare the incident to a possible leak of a football game plan is insulting to the U.S. military members who secure and safeguard our personal freedom each and every day.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Thorning-Schmidt said the remarks were a bit insulting.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulting
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But in a ceaseless offensive onslaught in the opening two innings on Saturday, things seemed to suddenly, profoundly and perhaps permanently change.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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That in itself is a valuable tool for a defenseman: being able to skate the puck into the neutral zone and then make a clean first pass to get the offensive process started.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Like Chelsea and City, PSG have been successful (dominant, in fact) domestically, teams stuffed with outrageous talent, led by some of the great coaches of the era, filling their trophy cabinets accordingly.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Odd Future alumni include the likes of Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt, and Syd, who, through their comedy sketches and outrageous beats, would go on on to change the face of music-making, one genre-defying, agenda-setting project at a time.—
Riann Phillip,
Vogue,
27 May 2025
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Ventura Fine finally came forward in November 2023, filing a lawsuit alleging that Combs kept her locked in the abusive relationship through frequent beatings, coercion, control over her career and blackmail.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Combs also appeared to stew in silence as a Homeland Security Investigations special agent detailed the surplus of drugs, baby oil, and firearms seized from his Miami home and when clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes explained why victims remain in abusive relationships.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
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Even before Trump took office, many scientists were reluctant to engage with the topic, for fear of being drawn into what has been a very public and vituperative debate.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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And so, amid the noise and smoke of the culture wars, Cobb’s quaintly reactionary act intersected with vituperative Trumpian revanchism, and Cobb became a conservative TV personality.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The good people of Lancaster County were innocent of the charges thrown at them by raving Southerners and scurrilous Democrats.—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Pace David Axelrod’s insinuation, there is nothing untoward or scurrilous about the citizenry asking who knew what — and when.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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Venis’s obscene wealth justifies an unbridled narcissism that reflects our worst fears of tech moguls.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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In December 2014, a jury convicted Magnotta of first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a human body, publishing obscene material and mailing obscene and indecent material.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cowan was arrested in August 2011 and charged with Daniel’s murder, indecent treatment and interfering with a corpse, the report states.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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So despite invective aimed at Trump and DOGE, limiting executive power is hardly what progressives want.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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In the same year, Disney’s ESPN had to contend with host Pat McAfee, a rambunctious host, hurling invective at a former senior executive, Norby Williamson, who the host alleged had tried to sabotage his program.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Insulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulting. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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