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Recent Examples of blaspheme
For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation?
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Carter, along with President Gerald Ford, restored truth and honesty to the White House after Nixon blasphemed the White House with his corruption, his manipulation and his devious ways.
—Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2023
In one infamous case in 2010, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was sentenced to death, accused of blaspheming Islam.
—New York Times, 4 May 2020
To disguise ourselves forever would be to blaspheme his work of redeeming the world.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 Mar. 2020
Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation?
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Carter, along with President Gerald Ford, restored truth and honesty to the White House after Nixon blasphemed the White House with his corruption, his manipulation and his devious ways.
—Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
Greg has been blasphemed on national hockey shows up there, eh?
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Earlier this month, Abdul Rauf, a Muslim English teacher, was gunned down in Turbat after his students accused him of blaspheming in one of his lectures.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2023
In one infamous case in 2010, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was sentenced to death, accused of blaspheming Islam.
—New York Times, 4 May 2020
To disguise ourselves forever would be to blaspheme his work of redeeming the world.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 30 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaspheme
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Davidson, 54, became the subject of numerous documentaries, and in 2019, made headlines for unintentionally swearing at Queen Elizabeth II while receiving an award for his advocacy work.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some incidents included use-of-force and other behavioral concerns, including discussions over whether to provide bodycam where deputies were swearing to the show.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Etsy witches are cursing Klay Thompson Wow.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Blaspheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaspheme. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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