as in to hate
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to speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way
Many people reviled him for his callous behavior.
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Recent Examples of revile
He was feared by world powers, but also revered and reviled by his own subjects.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The flywheel could reverse: Musk could become universally reviled, causing the protests to increase and his net worth to shrink.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
The first term tariffs so reviled by globalists sparked a tremendous period of investment and jobs creation by American aluminum manufacturers.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Limbaugh was a partisan warrior, beloved on the political right and reviled by the left.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The flywheel could reverse: Musk could become universally reviled, causing the protests to increase and his net worth to shrink.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
The first term tariffs so reviled by globalists sparked a tremendous period of investment and jobs creation by American aluminum manufacturers.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Limbaugh was a partisan warrior, beloved on the political right and reviled by the left.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revile
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Love it or hate it, there are certainly strong feelings being shared about Shein, Temu, tariffs, and the pending price hike.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Billie Eilish used to hate her name But now, the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning singer has had a change of perspective.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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However, the commission's case, which was first filed in 2020, criticized Zuckerberg's media company of accumulating rivals as a way of preventing any competition in the social media industry.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Trump's tariffs were partly to blame for price increases that had taken place in February.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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They are blamed for a mysterious illness that’s starting to spread – said to be passed through a single gaze, when one man falls in love with another.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Revile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revile. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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