deride
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Deride the IOC for its presumptiveness because it’s deserved.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021
But the leaves persist as before, and after Our parting the dull day still bears flowers; And songs less bright than his laughter Deride us from birds in the bowers.
From A Dark Month From Swinburne's Collected Poetical Works Vol. V by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
Deride their altar, their weak frenzy ban, Yet do they war with gods and not with man!
From Polyeucte by Constable, Thomas
Deride the vanquished, and acclaim The conqueror, who stains her fame, Still the Gods love her, for that of high aim Is this good France, the bleeding thing they stripe.
From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George
Deride with joyous comfortable chatter These stolen feathers.
From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Shaw, Bernard
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