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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
graffiti that featured absolutely repugnant racial slurs
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as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
technically speaking, it may not be a violation, but it is certainly repugnant to the spirit of the law
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Recent Examples of repugnant
The war in Ukraine is just the most recent example of a fight that grinds on not because of strategic dilemmas alone but because both sides find the idea of settlement repugnant.
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Christopher Blattman, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2022
But even the idea of it is repugnant to some Afghan women, like Sahar Fetrat, an Afghan feminist and researcher with Human Rights Watch.
—Fariba Akbari, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
But one telling moment gives voice to what otherwise goes unsaid—a repugnant reminiscence of Jim Crow violence, addressed to Terry within earshot of the department’s one nonwhite officer, a Black woman named Jessica Sims (Zsané Jhé).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The latest resurgence is particularly repugnant, and familiar to anyone who has followed news coverage of online influencers acting carelessly in outdoor places.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Blattman, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2022
But even the idea of it is repugnant to some Afghan women, like Sahar Fetrat, an Afghan feminist and researcher with Human Rights Watch.
—Fariba Akbari, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
But one telling moment gives voice to what otherwise goes unsaid—a repugnant reminiscence of Jim Crow violence, addressed to Terry within earshot of the department’s one nonwhite officer, a Black woman named Jessica Sims (Zsané Jhé).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The latest resurgence is particularly repugnant, and familiar to anyone who has followed news coverage of online influencers acting carelessly in outdoor places.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repugnant
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At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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From underdeveloped supply chains and limited access to funding to inconsistent regulatory frameworks, these challenges often stifle the growth of local designers.Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Still, the tournament managed to achieve a certain popularity among fans last season, even if competitive buy-in was inconsistent.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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George Kittle On the ugly game: Being able to deal with all of that and still come out with a win.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Byzantine faults arise when nodes provide conflicting information due to errors or malicious actions.Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield edged higher on Thursday as investors assessed conflicting economic data and several speeches from Federal Reserve policymakers helping to point the way on the future direction of interest rates.Samantha Subin,Scott Schnipper,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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What was sickening about being there in person was watching the Trump fans around me and realizing that there was nothing shocking about it to them.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the evening, the stews break out their coral dresses instead of blacks which are pretty awful.Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Jean Dujardin, the French actor who won an Academy Award for that awful silent-movie spoof The Artist, is almost unrecognizable in On the Wandering Paths (Sur les chemins noirs).Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the return of Terry Silver and that horrible Sekai Taikai tragedy seemed to put any hope for romance on pause, at least for now.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Nov. 2024
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Natty’s son, Bart, is also present at their arrival, boasting about how horrible business has been and that the dude ranch will soon be sold for a hefty sum of money.Sara Belcher, People.com, 19 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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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Repugnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repugnant. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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