Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguardisms
Noun
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Thune didn't publicly address the barrage of criticisms from Johnson's membership on Friday.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026 -
This goes beyond the confusion between antisemitism and criticisms of Israel.—
Laura Einhorn,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’ve been the usual marches around the country, signs, excoriations from members of Congress, all under the same umbrella of resistance.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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If such a case occurs, penalties from the Florida Board of Nursing could range from reprimands, fines or probation to suspension or revocation of the license, according to a state statute.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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As if that conduct doesn’t raise enough questions about her fitness, Steele has faced reprimands for allowing staff to stray from official Board of Review business while on county time.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nicola Gratteri, Naples’ chief prosecutor and a long time anti-Mafia magistrate, offered one of the most pointed rebukes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Onstage that night, a few stars used their time at the microphone to offer mild rebukes of the administration.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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The case could have wide-ranging consequences on efforts to document and track the activities and abuses of immigration agents.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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McMorris added that public agencies ca,n be more vulnerable to contracting abuses without strong safeguards, pointing to practices such as limits on no-bid contracts, multi-level approval processes, regular audits and stricter controls on contract changes and cost overruns.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Blackguardisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguardisms. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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