as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
we traced the foul smell to a pile of loathsome garbage by the back wall
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Recent Examples of loathsome
Get this: This loathsome species is getting bigger and nastier thanks to climate change.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
But these loathsome pests represent an almost unimaginably small fraction of the planet’s insect diversity.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
That climaxes somewhat predictably with a big speech at loathsome Andrew’s expense.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
If going through boxes is a particularly loathsome task, set a timer once a week for 30 minutes to start hacking away one cardboard box at a time.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
But these loathsome pests represent an almost unimaginably small fraction of the planet’s insect diversity.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
That climaxes somewhat predictably with a big speech at loathsome Andrew’s expense.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
If going through boxes is a particularly loathsome task, set a timer once a week for 30 minutes to start hacking away one cardboard box at a time.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for loathsome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loathsome
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As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
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Despite the disgusting chaos of it all, what was notable about Webster's video was that, in spite of it all, he could be seen laughing by the end of the clip.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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After yet another ugly showing, that’s the question Yzerman may have to spend his holiday pondering.Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Before us, Aghdam, once a vibrant urban hub, exposed the ugly scars of war.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Murray’s magic trick Murray’s uncanny ability to transform awful individual performances into timely heat checks and cold-blooded game-winners is one of life’s great mysteries.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024
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But Pierce has been tasked with managing an awful quarterback situation, which is a huge reason why the Raiders have lost so many games.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Despite Fraser Forster making a couple of horrible mistakes in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, then conceding six against Liverpool, the wisest move might be to sign a younger back-up goalkeeper for the long-term.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Specifically, Trump often points to the horrible human costs of the war and indicates a desire to put an end to the fighting as soon as possible.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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The wallflower being bullied by the obnoxious rapper has a callous side.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
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There were a lot of people who had come to Newport just to hear Bob Dylan, the friend of the Beatles, play ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ and who were being really obnoxious about the other acts.Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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There have now been 21 fines due to obscene gestures this season.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Loathsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loathsome. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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