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Recent Examples of hatred He was challenged by historians, denounced across the French political spectrum, including by mainstream conservatives, and convicted at least seven times of inciting racial hatred or distorting the historical record. Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 The two work together to bring Roddy back home and stop the evil Toad (Ian McKellen) who wants to drown the entire city because of his long-standing hatred of rodents. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 The Department of Government Efficiency—through which Elon Musk, the world's richest man, will try to put middle-income people out of work—well reflects the hatred. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Everyone must overcome the presence of hatred and fanaticism, and the memories of horrible tragedies. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hatred 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatred
Noun
  • Last fall, Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt of a range of court orders and directed the parties to file proposals for an independent receiver.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Mueller’s predecessor, Pritzker appointee Marc Smith, was held in contempt of court a number of times for violating court orders by failing to find children appropriate placements in a timely manner, though all or most of those orders were later vacated.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And across the industry, companies have shrunk teams whose entire job was to ensure the safety of their platforms, including from people who seek to foment hate and violence.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
  • As much or more than anyone else, tech zealots who made their fortunes in the industry have to answer for our political climate of brazen corruption and cheap, viral, reactionary hate.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One of the more intriguing elements is his apparent distaste for American military interventionism — a break with the hawkish neoconservatism seen during the Bush administration, when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Others planning to stay away cited a distaste for inaugurations, a loathing of Trump — and even fears for their safety.
    Mike Allen, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The elder Richards was an outspoken feminist who was given to salty one-liners, and who was open about her struggle with alcoholism and her disdain for phoniness, even in her own party.
    Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
  • But by taking on the bureaucracy, Ramaswamy and Musk are in fact demonstrating disdain for the dignity of working people.
    Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Jean-Baptiste, her mouth set in a tight-lipped frown, her eyes ablaze with fear and loathing, soft-pedals nothing.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
  • State of play: Martin Luther King Jr. Day coinciding with the Jan. 20 inaugural ceremony gives many Democrats an easy out, though others planning to stay away cited a distaste for inaugurations, a loathing of Trump — and even fears for their safety.
    Erin Doherty, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • What distinguishes the extreme far-left from the far-right, however, is an abhorrence for meaningless violence, death and terrorism — at least against people, anti-fascists and experts on the movement told USA TODAY.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • However, the Grinch is known for his abhorrence of Christmas and everything the season represents.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.
    Erin Doherty, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • For example, shrinking the size and scope of government is a goal which could help the country, but reducing or trimming government programs for almost any constituency would be fraught with hostility and political costs.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • While the temporary pause in hostilities provides reprieve for the Gazan civilians, Hamas and their ideological allies are claiming the agreement as a victory.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Hatred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatred. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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