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as in detestation
something or someone that is hated
one of the changes in American society that remains a particular abhorrence of social conservatives
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as in hatred
a very strong dislike
my firm abhorrence of all forms of hypocrisy
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Recent Examples of abhorrence
But enemies of Rustin within the civil-rights movement—among them Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., the Harlem congressman and power broker—were motivated by a genuine abhorrence of gay men.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Thirteen years apart, the two sisters came to share an abhorrence of the slave system on which their family’s wealth and position depended.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2022
Certainly, not all of his followers will go to Macron, but abhorrence of the extreme right is still a stronger motive for the French left than is abhorrence of the liberal center, strong though that motive is, as well.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
From Hong Kong to Sudan, Chile to Lebanon, citizens are once more reminding us of the common yearning for honest governance and the universal abhorrence of corruption.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2020
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Thirteen years apart, the two sisters came to share an abhorrence of the slave system on which their family’s wealth and position depended.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2022
Certainly, not all of his followers will go to Macron, but abhorrence of the extreme right is still a stronger motive for the French left than is abhorrence of the liberal center, strong though that motive is, as well.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
From Hong Kong to Sudan, Chile to Lebanon, citizens are once more reminding us of the common yearning for honest governance and the universal abhorrence of corruption.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abhorrence
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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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Years of mud-slinging would follow and their hatred for each other seemed to only intensify.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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In 2021, Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, blew the whistle on the company’s role in spreading disinformation and the increase in racial hatred.Meriem Mahdhi, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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The scarcity of essentials means players have to weigh up the risk and reward of every engagement with an enemy.Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Those test-driving the plane will be provided with a mixed-reality headset allowing a 360-degree view flying in-formation while trying to defeat an enemy target.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Less frequently observed, at least in my anecdotal observations, are would-be Kamala Harris voters requiring that extra push—largely because their antipathy to Trump is already such a decisive motivational driver.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Democratic antipathy has turned many lifelong Democrats who work in crypto into Trump supporters, since the Biden administration has put their livelihoods at risk and treated these entrepreneurs as criminals.Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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The results point to Asian Americans’ sensitivity to the issue of crime and safety due to the uptick of anti-Asian hate during the height of the pandemic that many feel went unaddressed, experts say.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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He’s finally painted the town in the colors of his mother’s desperate dreams, but there will be no verbal acknowledgment of pride to drown out her final words of hate.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Black Sheep stars Nathan Meister as Henry, a man who grew up on a sheep farm but developed a deep phobia of them.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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What the current vanguard of intensive parenting appears to reflect is a deepening phobia of diminishing returns.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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In the wake of this moral abomination, the Senate should pass it and President Biden should sign it as one of his last acts in office.The Editors, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
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There’s the obvious question of whether or not including sugar is an abomination, but that’s never the end of the debate.Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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Minority Leader Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, described Democrats as having an aversion to taking political risks.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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But venture capital’s aversion to serious risk—in the agricultural world, at least—has largely instead kept it in bed with Big Ag and favoring ventures that are bound to get bought up by them.Stephen Robert Miller, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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