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as in curse
a prayer that harm will come to someone
uttered an anathema before driving the would-be robber from the his shop
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as in enemy
something or someone that is hated
the use of animals in the testing of cosmetics is anathema to animal-rights activists
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Recent Examples of anathema
This kind of urgent, ruthless efficiency is anathema to the public sector.
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Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
David Greene, Civil Liberties Director, EFF Book bans violate fundamental First Amendment values and are anathema to the founding principles of U.S. democracy.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Even typing that out feels almost anti-American, anathema to the ethos of hard work and ambition that has propelled so many of the great minds and ideas that have changed the world.
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
This is anathema to FutureDawn’s status as an ethical fund, but Petra doesn’t care.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2024
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Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
David Greene, Civil Liberties Director, EFF Book bans violate fundamental First Amendment values and are anathema to the founding principles of U.S. democracy.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Even typing that out feels almost anti-American, anathema to the ethos of hard work and ambition that has propelled so many of the great minds and ideas that have changed the world.
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
This is anathema to FutureDawn’s status as an ethical fund, but Petra doesn’t care.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anathema
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Financial Education Is Wealth The third-generation wealth curse often befalls families where younger generations, especially grandchildren, are detached from how their predecessors went about building wealth.Next Avenue, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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For high-achieving professionals, especially those who are naturally more sensitive and perceptive, emotional investment in work can be both a blessing and a curse.Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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After faking his own death in the finale (via radio) and shooting Gi-hun’s best friend in front of him, In-ho resumes his post within the games and his position as Gi-hun’s greatest enemy.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Dec. 2024
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On December 27, WHO announced the results from 430 samples: The outbreak was caused by a familiar enemy — or, more accurately, multiple familiar enemies.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Putin’s Kremlin has a long history of aiding far-right hate groups involved in violence against immigrants.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Between June 2023 and 2024, hate incidents against LGBTQ people more than doubled over the prior year, according to data collected by GLAAD, an LGBTQ media watchdog and advocacy nonprofit.Odette Yousef, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Those focusing on the expansive AI Alignment problem are generally of the view that one means of trying to rein in AI from such abomination would be via the infusing of a suitably safe purpose, see my extensive scrutiny at the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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At this stage, resistance to the new AI way of daily life seems a little futile – but at least now the wearable tech is catching up to what was promised – and light years away from the abomination that was early Google Glass.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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Despite the industry’s antipathy for Joe Biden, U.S. oil output has climbed steadily during his presidency to a record 13 million bpd of oil and 125 bcfd of natural gas today.Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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This level of antipathy toward American progressives is not uncommon among Chinese liberals, who, since 2016, have flocked toward Trump, in part to repudiate a Democratic Party whose emphasis on political correctness—real or imagined—reminds them of China’s past disasters in socialist governance.Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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However, the Grinch is known for his abhorrence of Christmas and everything the season represents.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
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The ambivalence of André and his parents was culturally unexceptional, but Simone’s abhorrence wasn’t.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Khloé Kardashian, on the other hand, has been waiting much longer between piercings, and in that time has apparently developed a bit of a phobia.Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
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Intrigued by shyness, Zimbardo founded the Stanford Shyness Clinic to uncover the roots of anxiety, panic and social phobia.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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One of the most memorable chapters epitomizes her detestation for the ultra-wealthy and pompous intellectuals who rushed to rationalize her work.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
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Media coverage oscillated wildly between sycophantic applause and puritanical scrutiny - celebrities made to traipse an ephemeral, razor thin line between public adoration and detestation.Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 4 Aug. 2023
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“Anathema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anathema. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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