reviled
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That was the case with 2003’s critically reviled bomb “Gigli” starring a then-engaged Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Philips is one of India's best-known - and most polarising - doctors online: admired by supporters as a fearless champion of evidence-based medicine, reviled by critics as an attention-seeking provocateur.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Monica was humiliated, reviled, then merely defined by her missteps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Take Halle Berry, one of the more famous examples of the post-Oscar slump, winning best actress in 2001 for “Monster’s Ball” before starring in the critically reviled bomb that was 2004’s standalone “Catwoman” film.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
They didn't need any encouraging—they had a reviled demon in their sights.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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