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- verb Present participle of
detest .
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Examples
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Politicians from Lord William Bentinck to Lord Palmerston and Gladstone, writers such as Browning and George Eliot, united in detesting the ‘tyrants’; Gladstone convinced himself that their regime was ‘the negation of God.’
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Politicians from Lord William Bentinck to Lord Palmerston and Gladstone, writers such as Browning and George Eliot, united in detesting the ‘tyrants’; Gladstone convinced himself that their regime was ‘the negation of God.’
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Is Bercow right about the public "detesting" rowdy behaviour at PMQs?
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Instead of wasting yor time "detesting" someone...
David Axelrod, circa 1975. Ann Althouse 2009
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• Leading Tour rider admits to 'detesting' Simon Jones guardian. co.uk, Wednesday 3 June 2009 21.42 BST
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Those Republican and Democratic foot soldiers may not appreciate calls from the top to tone it down, though the center of the electorate, detesting ideological warfare and wanting those in Washington to work together, certainly will.
Obama, Boehner Face Leadership Test In Wake Of Arizona Tragedy AP 2011
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Those Republican and Democratic foot soldiers may not appreciate calls from the top to tone it down, though the center of the electorate, detesting ideological warfare and wanting those in Washington to work together, certainly will.
Obama, Boehner Face Leadership Test In Wake Of Arizona Tragedy AP 2011
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What's more, I believe that an unintended consequence of focusing on reading test scores is that many kids end up detesting reading.
John Merrow: An 'Act of War?' John Merrow 2011
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In one week, I went from detesting it on general principle, to addiction.
Only half awake, she types just fine, Sir. serenavalentino 2009
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Tory-detesting Deborah Orr in a Guardian column last fall.
News Junkies 2010
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