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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
a rowdy group of patrons was kicked out of the theater for shouting slurs
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as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family
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as in to insult
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Recent Examples of slur
Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Last May, a judge found a San Jose police officer’s use of a slur and a reference to ethnic stereotypes, during the arrest of a Romani man charged with kidnapping and domestic violence, constituted an RJA violation.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Andrew Johnson was the vice president who slurred his inaugural oath after turning to whiskey to ease typhoid fever pain.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Because, despite the unfortunate expanding history of such episodes involving MLS clubs, if this was about the use of a potential racial slur, it was mishandled by the player’s club and manager, Concacaf and media members at the stadium.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Last May, a judge found a San Jose police officer’s use of a slur and a reference to ethnic stereotypes, during the arrest of a Romani man charged with kidnapping and domestic violence, constituted an RJA violation.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
While speaking with Mondragon, troopers allegedly observed signs of impairment, including the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Andrew Johnson was the vice president who slurred his inaugural oath after turning to whiskey to ease typhoid fever pain.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slur
Noun
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During a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November 2023, Messi and Rodrygo exchanged insults.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The jury found that on Aug. 19, after Stanford revoked her access, Mangi logged into the study database and replaced patient medical data with erroneous information and insults about her former supervisor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many stain removal methods call for dish detergents to be used.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Kitchens are good places for synthetic runners that shrug off stains and are easy to clean.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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DeSantis hired a media team whose job was not to answer questions but to troll anyone who had the audacity to voice or print a criticism of the governor.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Persistent boxing personality posted this AI image to troll Stevenson—one of his favorite pastimes: While an argument can be made that Stevenson needs to chase more finishes, that’s not his style, and fight fans who don’t appreciate that expose their limited absorption of the sport.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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There needs to be a very direct conversation about standards and a hard dose of affronting honesty.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The two women, initially welcomed, soon affront their hosts with their pesky independence of mind and spirit.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The series is so cyclical - don’t let the current 2-7 9 year mark against the Irish taint the outlook of the series.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The world’s second-largest economy continues to face a range of challenges, from job insecurity among the younger generation to sharp downturns in the property sector, once a cornerstone of the country’s economic growth.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The former president's endorsement process has evolved from haphazard to sharp and effective, rendering all other endorsements all but obsolete.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2024
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Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.—
Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Aug. 2023
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With her previous roles in Blockers and Drive-Away Dolls, Viswanathan is a studio comedy pro at this point, injecting her trademark sarcasm and deadpan stare whenever necessary.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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At a dinner party in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, a guest speaks with dark sarcasm of the singular achievements of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas mastermind behind the horrendous Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current conflagration (an Israeli drone killed Sinwar a year later).—
Max Rodenbeck,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Slur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slur. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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