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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
Andrew King, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Followers inundated the Rahway Police’s Facebook page with about 6,500 comments, including death threats, slurs, and links to the Maloneys’ address and phone numbers on SearchPeopleFREE.com and Whitepages.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The ad ends with clips of the former president appearing to slur his words.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Catch up quick: Marchers reportedly yelled slurs at onlookers and got into an altercation that involved pepper spray before being detained and questioned by police.
—Andrew King, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Followers inundated the Rahway Police’s Facebook page with about 6,500 comments, including death threats, slurs, and links to the Maloneys’ address and phone numbers on SearchPeopleFREE.com and Whitepages.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
Full fact check: Harris has visited US southern border twice as vice president
Claim: Video shows Harris slurred words in Helene remarks
Our rating: Altered
The video was manipulated to slow Harris' speech.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The ad ends with clips of the former president appearing to slur his words.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slur
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The rapid-fire dialogue between Phil and Connie (played perfectly by McCarthy) is the main draw here, as their exchanges are laced with great insults and hilarious banter.Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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High-profile individuals across different industries are generally more known and more easily recognizable through the internet and social media, and in turn bear the brunt of insults, attacks and sometimes threats.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Make sure packing paper is free of stains, smooth it out, and then use it to wrap gifts.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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This one also conquers mud prints, stains, odors, and whatever else your pet drags in from their outdoor adventures.Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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When Assad and other top government officials vanished from Syria after reportedly resigning and hosting negotiations with rebel groups who started seizing control of the Middle Eastern country last weekend, prominent critics of Trump and his allies trolled Gabbard on social media.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Bills social media team trolled those who doubted them in the preseason, posting a montage of experts predicting the Dolphins or Jets as the AFC East winner.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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For a sense of how Raheem Sterling might be feeling right now, consider that this is a player who felt affronted from the moment his starting place at Manchester City began to come under threat.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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They felt affronted by companies like Uber that were refusing to abide by even modest regulations.Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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The sordid origin story of infidelity that explains Elphaba’s birth and dysfunctional family taints everything that follows.Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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But their chances of finding employment or a project or business to invest in remain slim, owing to their citizenship and the taint of the Russian corporate world.Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2022
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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
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That included everything from off-center parts at Simone Rocha to sharp, contrasting textures at KNWLS.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
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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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And there’s Teeny doing a mocking sarcasm clap, which is my second favorite type of clap, after an inspirational movie slow clap that starts as a solitary person in a crowd and then spreads like wildfire into a full assault of applause by a large grip of onlookers.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The President didn’t take their concerns seriously, often dismissing them with mockery and sarcasm.Luke Voyles / Made by History, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Slur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slur. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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