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hater

[hey-ter] / ˈheɪ tər /


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By the end, and by her own hand, she was reduced to being a joyless hater of holidays and avowed enemy of All Things Fun.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Call me a Dow hater, if you must.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

You can be the biggest New York sports hater on the planet, I understand, but how do you not love this player, this team, just a little?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The average person you meet on the street, the odds of them being a Jew hater are not better than them liking Jews.

From Slate Dec. 19, 2025

“Don’t be a hater, Miss New Hampshire,” Taylor scolded.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Mexican Americans have long risen up to defend ourselves and defy our haters, but there’s usually an underlying strain of bitterness and anger that kneecaps us at the worst possible moments.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

The thing you tell the L.A. haters who flew in for just a few days for the show.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

A one-off single, released last October, it's a delicious takedown of Le Sserafim's haters, that asks the question: "If we're really that terrible, how come you're so obsessed?"

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

In a world of Spirit haters and elitist never-Spirit fliers, I saw and welcomed Spirit’s place in the airline world.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Her usual style was ignoring the haters, pretending they didn’t exist.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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