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epithet

[ep-uh-thet] / ˈɛp əˌθɛt /


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And Jackson asked, So he needs to use an epithet?

From Slate May 4, 2026

We can only guess how the Romans came to call her Dido; Ms. MacDonald supposes it was an epithet meaning “the wanderer.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

Bangladesh's Prothom Alo newspaper, which said Zia had "earned the epithet of the 'uncompromising leader'", reported that Rahman and other family members were by her side at the time of her death.

From Barron's Dec. 30, 2025

West then compared his fate to that of Randy Newman, whose song “Rednecks” controversially uses an epithet for Black people to satirize racism.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2025

It was not an unfair epithet, though meant unkindly.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The bean counters expect their doctors, who yank people back from the brink of death and care for ailing folks screaming epithets at them, to do it all with a smile.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2025

“Democrats need to stay away from epithets like ‘weird,’ ” Stephens said, echoing a point that his colleague Thomas Friedman had also recently made.

From Slate May 9, 2025

Each of the epithets has its own etiology, and some of their origins can be traced to their inception.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2023

On any day, it is nearly impossible not to pass by someone yelling obscenities and epithets, fighting unseen demons.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2023

With Jefferson, however, the colorful epithets and irreverent images did not come so easily.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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