pejorative
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That notion isn’t always easy to remember when, to many, “documentary” remains somewhat of a cinematic pejorative.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
While she is correct that the separatists who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620 eschewed the pejorative term Puritan, she errantly suggests that they called themselves Pilgrims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But the street, now, is built on ideas of instant fame — “selling out,” once a pejorative, is now an ambition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
"Mercenary" is a particularly pejorative word in Arabic.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
I’d stopped using the word fascinated to describe the way he engaged with me and my life, because the pejorative iteration of the word no longer seemed fair.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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