as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
she promptly bad-mouthed that awful movie to everyone she knew
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Recent Examples of bad-mouth
John Legend isn't about to let anyone bad-mouth the people in his hometown of Springfield, Ohio.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
He was eventually allowed in — but only after other SEALs threatened to leave and bad-mouth the bar.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Sabatini, a former state rep, has kissed up slavishly to Donald Trump, often by repeatedly bad-mouthing fellow Republicans — including Ron DeSantis — in an effort to curry favor with the former president.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Falsified emails get dispersed to bad-mouth programs.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
BlenderBot 3 is still available online, despite it bad-mouthing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and saying all kinds of offensive things.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Mar. 2023
Such agreements, including broad nondisparagement and confidentiality requirements, are widely used in layoffs or workplace legal disputes as a way for employers to ensure that employees won’t bad-mouth the company after the ink dries.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
He was eventually allowed in — but only after other SEALs threatened to leave and bad-mouth the bar.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Sabatini, a former state rep, has kissed up slavishly to Donald Trump, often by repeatedly bad-mouthing fellow Republicans — including Ron DeSantis — in an effort to curry favor with the former president.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Falsified emails get dispersed to bad-mouth programs.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
BlenderBot 3 is still available online, despite it bad-mouthing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and saying all kinds of offensive things.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Mar. 2023
Such agreements, including broad nondisparagement and confidentiality requirements, are widely used in layoffs or workplace legal disputes as a way for employers to ensure that employees won’t bad-mouth the company after the ink dries.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad-mouth
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Shostak dismisses the idea that people would panic, given that most Americans believe that aliens exist.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The family of another employee, Johnny Peterson, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the company and its owner, Gerald O’Connor, who said the workers were dismissed with enough time to escape.Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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In the future, treatments will be customized to an individual’s DNA, maximizing medication efficacy and minimizing side effects.Elizabeth Kiehner, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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So, based on what is known now, here is a look at how to position your savings, minimize your debts and best situate your investments for the new year.Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Bo French, the chairman of the Tarrant County, Texas, GOP, criticized Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, alleging that an emphasis on DEI programs had undermined the military's effectiveness.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Disney filed a First Amendment lawsuit the following year, arguing that DeSantis and state Republicans had waged a concerted campaign to punish Disney for exercising its speech rights to criticize Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Yankees’ decision to go with Goldschmidt on a one-year contract is not without risk given his age and diminishing skills.Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The district is set to ask the Metro Council for use of $12 million surplus funds to partially offset the diminishing pandemic money.Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Early this year, Carroll was awarded an additional $83.3 million in damages for defamatory statements Trump made that disparaged her and denied her rape accusations.Elahe Izadi, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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This is not to denigrate Slot’s predecessor, Jurgen Klopp, an Anfield legend who brought the club unparalleled success in the Premier League era and over a far longer period of time than the Dutchman has worked on Merseyside.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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World & Nation Why has North Korea sent troops to help Russia fight Ukraine? Nov. 1, 2024 Trump’s election victory in November sent tremors of dread across Ukraine, where people had closely tracked his campaign-trail commentary denigrating billions of dollars in crucial Western assistance to Kyiv.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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When challenged publicly, critics are belittled and shunned.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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To those belittling the Orlando soccer team’s championship, the NWSL is the premier women’s soccer league in the nation and their win is certainly deserving of praise.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Bad-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad-mouth. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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