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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
a rowdy group of patrons was kicked out of the theater for shouting slurs
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as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family
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as in to insult
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Recent Examples of slur
Quispe López, Them, 18 Mar. 2025
The student, who has not been named, suffered multiple broken bones in her face and jaw after her family alleges she was punched repeatedly in class and called slurs by a football player after days of what her family called anti-Muslim bullying.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
April September March July Which president was the first to skip his successor’s swearing-in?
Millard Filmore
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Donald Trump
Which vice president was drunk during his inauguration (having imbibed whiskey to numb the pain from typhoid fever) and slurred his oath?
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Again, cisgender and cis are not slurs, and the misinformation around the terms is likely due to the broadly anti-trans conservative campaign against basic descriptive language for those outside the majority.
—Quispe López, Them, 18 Mar. 2025
The student, who has not been named, suffered multiple broken bones in her face and jaw after her family alleges she was punched repeatedly in class and called slurs by a football player after days of what her family called anti-Muslim bullying.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Thompson called the victim racist slurs before hitting her in the chest twice with her closed fist, the constable said.
—Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
April September March July Which president was the first to skip his successor’s swearing-in?
Millard Filmore
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Donald Trump
Which vice president was drunk during his inauguration (having imbibed whiskey to numb the pain from typhoid fever) and slurred his oath?
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slur
Noun
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In a workplace that’s increasingly remote, fast-paced, independent and ever-changing, these aren’t insults.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Recent White House comments and insults directed at NATO allies – as well as the military alliance itself – have raised alarm and confusion.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the names of Jackie Robinson and the O’Malley family, don’t put a stain on one of the greatest Dodgers championships ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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One shopper even spilled cranberry juice on theirs with no residual stains.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Tiger Woods played a cruel joke on those disappointed by his absence in the Masters on Tuesday, using April Fools’ Day as a way to troll fans over his most recent injury.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In posting the home run to X, the official MLB account savagely trolled Massarotti.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Are people so affronted that she’s been able to thrive so freely in spite of her individuality which in another lifetime could have easily worked against her?—
Carly Lewis-Oduntan,
refinery29.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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There needs to be a very direct conversation about standards and a hard dose of affronting honesty.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Researchers from Oregon State sent a bunch of Oregon pinot — some with smoke taint, some smoke-free — over to New Zealand for a taste test.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2024
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Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.—
Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Aug. 2023
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While slight disparities have been common in the past, the major difference sparked fury among Arab Muslims on social media, sarcasm and confusion for travelers.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Investors did not appreciate his sarcasm either, and the stock is down 2.6% since GTC25 kicked off.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Slur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slur. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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