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verb

present participle of insult

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Trump’s rhetoric about jobs has been widely condemned by Democrats and Black leaders who have called it a racist and insulting way of implying that Black and Hispanic Americans take menial jobs. L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Trump’s rhetoric about jobs has been widely condemned by Democrats and Black leaders who have called it a racist and insulting way of implying that Black and Hispanic Americans take menial jobs. Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 Given this context, to describe iPhone 16 as not all that special is actually downright insulting. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Importantly, the director tells the story from the perspective of the victim who ends up facing the politician’s broad sphere of influence, along with continuous calls, text messages and notes that range from angry, insulting, begging and complementing to disparaging. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for insulting 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulting
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  • His skillset has blended well with the Eagles’ already existing strengths; Barkley’s ability to evade defenders paired with quarterback Jalen Hurts’ running power and Philadelphia’s offensive line has caused headaches for opposing defensive coordinators.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Lions lead the league in scoring (32.7 points per game) and are second in total offense behind an offensive line that is considered the best in the league.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The former frontman of Possum Dixon will be performing at the festival but is somehow not the most outrageous act on the bill.
    Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • For the man who has it all, here are my favorite outrageous holiday gifts, along with a few practical must-haves.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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  • The industries have thrived on placing us in abusive power dynamics.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Domestic violence can make Native Americans vulnerable to repeating abusive dynamics and can also play into human trafficking, victimization by outsiders and what psychologists describe as generational trauma as a result of centuries of war and abuse.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • Trump’s vituperative persona, his enmity toward multilateralism, and his extreme policy agenda could easily sink the United States’ prospects for meaningful leadership of the G-20.
    Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike Rhoades, a vituperative colossus, however, Williams brings a steely determination and a Joe Friday, just-the-facts mien to his lawyering in the court of public opinion.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Facts won’t deter Republicans on this point, however, for the same reason that Trump and his running mate, J. D. Vance, keep repeating their scurrilous lies about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of Ohio: white anxiety about a diversifying country has become one of the Party’s greatest assets.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
  • And Harriman was certainly subject to gossip, some of it scurrilous and sexist.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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  • The planet continuing to tilt is because humans are pumping and moving an obscene amount of groundwater across the planet and redistributing it, according to the study's press release.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz’ nomination to be Attorney General — the equivalent of an obscene gesture toward the Senate – suggests that some preservation instincts of co-exist along with doubts as to the strength of its backbone.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
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  • Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.
    al, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Because there are more good people than indecent ones.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
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  • For those trying to come to terms with a particularly tumultuous election year full of deep divisions, ideological invective and personal insults, guidance can come from a historical figure whose insights into American politics still prove useful.
    Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
  • But a showdown between Biden and Trump in the 2020 election proved off-putting, with Trump refusing to stay quiet when his opponent talked and both candidates hurling invective at their opponent.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024

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“Insulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulting. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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