abhor
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Abhor the message, not the messenger, Mr. Otoo advises.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022
In Chapter 4, “News Media Abhor a Vacuum,” Mr. Sitrick lays out one of his key tenets: that strategic press representatives must engage the media; “no comment” should never be a first resort.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018
Indeed you may depend upon our Honours, We're faithful Servants of the best of Kings; We scorn an Imposition on your Ignorance, Abhor the Arts of Falsehood and Deceit.
From Ponteach The Savages of America by Moses, Montrose Jonas
Abhor not your parents, for this would be ingratitude in you.
From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George
O'erwhelm'd with shame, the Lord of life I see, Abhor myself, and give my soul to thee.
From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Young, Edward
Vocabulary lists containing abhor
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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