as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years
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Recent Examples of denigrate
In his news conference on Tuesday, Mr. Trump also denigrated Mr. Zelensky and suggested that new elections in Ukraine should play a part in the country’s negotiations with Russia.
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Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
However, the Academy has concluded that no rules were violated — Gascón did not comment on or denigrate Torres’ performance or film — but Gascón did release a statement to Variety to clarify the situation.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
For instance, Trump denigrated scientific experts on the campaign trail and in his first term in office.
—Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
In December 2018, Kevin Hart stepped down from Oscar hosting duties after his old tweets denigrating the gay community surfaced, sparking outrage.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
However, the Academy has concluded that no rules were violated — Gascón did not comment on or denigrate Torres’ performance or film — but Gascón did release a statement to Variety to clarify the situation.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
For instance, Trump denigrated scientific experts on the campaign trail and in his first term in office.
—Dominik Stecuła, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
In December 2018, Kevin Hart stepped down from Oscar hosting duties after his old tweets denigrating the gay community surfaced, sparking outrage.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denigrate
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Starmer also dismissed calls to cancel a royal invitation from King Charles to the U.S. President for a U.K. state visit, an offer presented by the British leader at the Oval Office Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Less than two weeks after the incident, though, all charges were dismissed.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Windows users can minimize data collection by adjusting their privacy settings under 'Diagnostics & feedback.' 2.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That last category refers to minimizing false positives, which are instances when the antivirus flags a valid program as malicious.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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The absence of Ayo Dosunmu — who is dealing with shoulder discomfort from a long-term injury — further diminished the Bulls roster.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The union, too, had diminished in strength and numbers.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Some party leaders have been criticized for using Nazi slogans and downplaying the Holocaust.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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While Chiuri has been criticized by some for playing it safe with commercial collections that helped to turbocharge Dior’s growth, Prigent gradually understood her messaging is anything but conservative.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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The post, featuring a collage of their graphic design artwork and screenshots of disparaging comments, has been upvoted more than 207,000 times to date.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Much of that goodwill disappeared mere weeks after the nominations when enterprising X users dug up some of Gascón's old tweets which revealed a pattern of bigoted viewpoints, with disparaging comments about Islam among the most egregious.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Denigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denigrate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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