1
as in disdained
to show contempt for
one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite
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2
as in isolated
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street
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Alice sometimes complained to Andrea that Gerry hated her.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024 -
His rule, however, was brutal, and he was hated and feared.—
N.T. Wright,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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Within the scheme’s first week, traffic had fallen by 7.5%, with 273,000 fewer cars entering Manhattan’s central business district, and travel times on inbound river crossings had been cut by more than a third, leading to faster bus journeys.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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But dramatically cutting calories isn’t practical for most people.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 Dec. 2024
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“High-hatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-hatted. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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