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Deriding this effect as “spooky action at a distance,” Einstein argued that quantum mechanics must be flawed or incomplete.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2018

Deriding Mr. Cisneros as a “wishy-washy” newcomer to the party, Mr. Thorburn said he would strike back hard if the committee were to attack him, as it did Ms. Moser.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2018

Deriding a competitor for playing their strengths and applying an effective strategy displays astounding self-loathing and immaturity.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016

Deriding Brandt's "arrogant demands," Stoph declared that East Germans would settle for nothing less than immediate diplomatic recognition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or rather the father Frown, shamefaced, on the son, And no men but foemen, Deriding, cry ‘Well done’?

From A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems by Swinburne, Algernon Charles