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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This all tends to be a bit of a circus — tenants get mad, landlords get mad, then the board comes out with a number everyone hates.—
Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
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Pelosi too pushed back on the idea that the rest of the country hates California.—
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“Abominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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