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scorning
verb as in hold in contempt; look down on
Example Sentences
He is also loathed for creating the difficult journey his players must endure to get there, constantly blaming them, publicly scorning them, and instantly benching them.
Russia insisted that its motives were purely humanitarian, claiming it evacuated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children to protect them from danger, with top officials scorning the indictment at the time.
If we’re going to achieve a more progressive agenda, then we need to win elections — and that means respecting workers rather than scorning them, insulting their faith and casually dismissing them as bigots.
We had both gone to law school to pursue public interest law, scorning classmates whose sole ambition was to land a job at a big firm and make six figures upon graduation.
Taken together, the orders show how judges are scorning efforts to politicize ministerial roles and undermine election administration.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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