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epithet

[ep-uh-thet] / ˈɛp əˌθɛt /


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And Jackson asked, So he needs to use an epithet?

From Slate May 4, 2026

Still, its control of the industry—and Americans’ daily lives—earned AT&T the epithet “Ma Bell.”

From Barron's May 2, 2026

We can only guess how the Romans came to call her Dido; Ms. MacDonald supposes it was an epithet meaning “the wanderer.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

One aspect of the show that the actor questioned, however, was Fuchs and Kane’s decision to omit that incendiary epithet from the scripts.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2025

Such holes hardly deserve the epithet black: they really are white hot and are emitting energy at a rate of about ten thousand megawatts.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

“Democrats need to stay away from epithets like ‘weird,’ ” Stephens said, echoing a point that his colleague Thomas Friedman had also recently made.

From Slate May 9, 2025

“I want to make clear that our police department does not tolerate racism or unacceptable epithets of any kind from any member of our organization,” Solinsky wrote in the release.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2024

On any day, it is nearly impossible not to pass by someone yelling obscenities and epithets, fighting unseen demons.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2023

We then passed through all tweets – over a million in total – that contained any one of 119 words, phrases, slurs and epithets related to antisemitism.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2023

However, Areida was laughing, which made it seem the worst of epithets.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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