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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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Recent Examples of insulting
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Perkins said the drink bore the insulting message.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2025
In addition to insulting Paul Dano this week on a podcast, Quentin Tarantino also shared his distaste for beloved horror actor Matthew Lillard.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insulting
Adjective
To educate all of them in similar ways is insulting, and silly.
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One emoji prompted a social media nightmare for a Greater Cincinnati doughnut shop – and forced them to publicly apologize for insulting the area's LGBTQ+ community.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulting
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But unlike his son, Trent was an offensive lineman, per the Clarion Ledger.—
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Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Arthur Smith confirmed Thursday that the Tennessee Titans have reached out to interview him for their head coach opening.—
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Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.—
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The offending artwork was taken down on Monday, the same day WaPo notified the agency.—
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De Laurentiis took all the chaos in stride and was the expert judge for the cooking portion of the outrageous lineup of competitions.—
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The lawsuit also alleges WSU was liable for claims of outrageous conduct and other forms of negligence.—
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On The Rookie, Jenna Dewan shared screentime with her real-life fiancé, Steve Kazee, who played her frightening, abusive husband, Jason Wyler.—
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The story follows a young woman, a lifelong swimmer and Olympic hopeful, who accepts a college swimming scholarship in Texas in order to escape an abusive father and an alcoholic, suicidal mother.—
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Pittsburgh appeared to go three-and-out on its second drive, but Cleveland's Rayshawn Jenkins was called for taunting.—
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While negligible to his overall earnings, the penalty fits the league’s recent crackdown on celebrations and taunting, as several players were fined earlier this season for similar actions.—
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Juxtaposed with these vituperative remarks are, naturally, shots of Trump seemingly falling asleep while on camera.—
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From his pulpit, Wicks rains down selectively vituperative fire and brimstone, with an eye toward provoking walkouts from unsuspecting visitors—say, a gay couple or a single mom.—
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Anything less than the Broncos doing the same would be disrespecting Reid, wouldn’t it?—
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Meanwhile, films perceived as disrespecting Hindu traditions have faced severe consequences.—
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In the Hulu version of the story, Clarke plays Alex, a middle-aged lawyer stealing money from his clients and funneling it into an opioid addiction and, the series implies, other scurrilous crimes.—
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The justices who renounced that lie in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center exposed themselves to scurrilous criticisms and even threats to their safety.—
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“Insulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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