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“Those who openly and contemptuously insult our judicial system should not be rewarded with a lifetime appointment to the bench,” Nelson said in a statement.

From Salon

Oddly, Ryan claimed to be an observant Catholic, yet idolized an author who contemptuously called Christianity a “slave religion.”

From Salon

He has contemptuously dismissed the US strategy of backing for Palestinian independence as part of a "grand bargain" to remake the Middle East.

From BBC

The minister replied contemptuously that ballet dancers were like saffron — the most expensive spice — on hospital food, an extravagance.

Ramaphosa recalled going there to collect what Black South Africans contemptuously called a "dompas" - a "dumb pass" to allow them to work in white areas of the city.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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