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irreverent

[ih-rev-er-uhnt] / ɪˈrɛv ər ənt /


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He described the vows as "long, entertaining, personal, charming, emotional, irreverent and endearing explorations by each" about how they met and why they wanted to be married.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

There’s just one episode to go in the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s irreverent superhero satire, “The Boys.”

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

Her irreverent photographs show off the style: They are framed waist down or shoulders up, from ground level or from far above.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality, and would soon become one of the first digital-media startups to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

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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