as in hates
to dislike strongly
he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot
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hates
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In fact, it is made the show less funny, less interesting, and symptomatic of a larger trend where the award show hates itself for no particular reason.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025 -
The game found its way to the man baseball supposedly hates in the 10th inning Friday night.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Abominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominates. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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