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execrable

[ek-si-kruh-buhl] / ˈɛk sɪ krə bəl /


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I almost feel bad for him trying so pathetically to defend such an execrable entity like the Iranian regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

Things got even hairier when Usha’s execrable husband, Vice President J.D.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2025

There is certainly no discussion of the director’s last theatrical feature, the execrable “Son of the Pink Panther” which has Roberto Benigni playing Inspector Clouseau’s son.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2024

The two dominant issues are rampant crime and execrable public schools.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2023

“Within perhaps a week,” recalled a student, “there was on the blackboard in Robert Oppenheimer’s office a drawing—a very bad, an execrable drawing—of a bomb.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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