deride
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Today many on the right still deride the Carter years but as the decades passed, his humanitarian efforts and simple lifestyle began to shape a new legacy for many Americans.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024
OK, you get up there, they're going to rap each other off and they're supposed to deride and blast each other.
From Salon • May 18, 2024
But to deride it as such is to ignore all the episode delivered in exchange for putting off a climactic confrontation of samurais.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024
Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager elementary school students — and critics who deride its commercialization.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
Their own pasts and even presents had risen in their thought to deride them.
From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben
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