derides

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Among the low performers are one that he derides as packed with tourists, another "with barking dogs," and a third he says is "quiet but with no one to talk to."

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The American Mini Pig Association derides the use of terms like “teacup” as misleading and discourages promises of adult pigs under 75 pounds in its code of ethics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

With searing yet quiet familiarity, Victor derides the way trauma is handled with callous frigidity.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

He also derides their former classmates with gusto: ”It’s funny that no one other than us is successful, isn’t it?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

So he praises such scenes as the putting away of Hero at the altar and the deth of Beauford, however much he derides the execution of the latter, by Reynolds.

From Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery by Danton, George Henry