derided
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Reconsider R-Patz: Robert Pattinson was derided for his performance in the Twilight movies, but in recent years, he has drawn comparisons to Brad Pitt.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
And in an X post widely derided for "showing off" her dedication to work, she wrote in July she has been chronically sleeping just "zero to three hours" as prime minister.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
As it has done in the past, the White House on Tuesday derided Bonta’s lawsuits as misguided.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She lives in the deprived East Marsh area of Grimsby, a neighbourhood she says is often derided as a place of crime and unemployment.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The greenwitches derided the philosophers as joyless old men afraid of magic, and the philosophers, not surprisingly, protested that they found much joy in the real world.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
