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hate crimes

Definition of hate crimesnext
plural of hate crime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crimes
Noun
  • His failure to accomplish his objectives does not mitigate the profoundly dangerous nature of his crimes.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The county saw a reduction in major crimes, according to the police department, during the summer of 2025.
    Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In other words, some of those 110-year-olds might just be clerical errors.
    Rachel Macpherson, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
  • After months of harping on these errors in film study and practices, Kerr finally went to an unconventional method to inspire change.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Welfare advocates, long highly critical of the San Jose animal shelter, are warning of a potential legal fight if the agency fails to improve animal care — accusing the city of neglect, gross negligence and repeating violations of state law.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Some of those fees, like the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, have absolutely nothing to do with traffic violations.
    Julie Watts, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Venezuela’s external liabilities, including arbitration claims and bilateral debts — estimated at $150 billion to $170 billion, according to Reuters — complicates any recovery timeline, said Eric Fine, a portfolio manager from VanEck.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026
  • When that happens, a more serious concern tends to set in about whether your delinquent debts could ultimately lead to a lawsuit and a judgment against you in court.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Democrats and Republicans seek to punish misdeeds by the other side but rationalize them for their own.
    Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But decrying China’s misdeeds surely looked like an opportunity—a self-positioning macroplay.
    Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Hate crimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crimes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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