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The father beat the son regularly, and scorned nonreligious music as the devil’s work.

Hailed by some as a hero and scorned by others as a traitor, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is in the final stage of his national security trial.

From BBC

The bat flip, once scorned as an instrument of disrespect, is now celebrated by the league itself.

His ostentatious well-being is scorned by Walker, who equates equilibrium with compromise.

It cited the groom's "betrayal" and money - hinting at a scorned lover or property dispute - as motives.

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

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