trash-talk

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trash-talk
Verb
  • Male police officers often dismissed these types of cases as private family matters, leaving women and children without much legal protection from their abusive husbands and fathers.
    Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Some say the race was always going to be difficult to win due to inflation and criticism toward the party dismissing concerns about former President Joe Biden's age.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In relationships, this dynamic plays out as toxic positivity — the tendency to dismiss or minimize distress in favor of maintaining an upbeat tone.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The previous six champions were all diminished the following season by either injuries or significant roster changes.
    Jay King, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But the same things that prevent parents from maintaining employment or housing — especially substance abuse and mental illness — often inhibit them from engaging in services, while also diminishing their ability to protect and care for their children.
    Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But the officials’ characterization of the shooting posted to the police department’s Facebook page was criticized by many who said the statement’s language downplayed Saturday’s violence.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Trash-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trash-talk. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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