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as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
resorted to dishonorable tactics in order to win the game
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as in notorious
not respectable
dishonorable conduct shown by some people while visiting foreign countries
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Recent Examples of dishonorable
And to this day, the administration defends every last aspect of that dishonorable month in 2021.
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The Editors, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
But any dishonorable action should result in revocation, the official said.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Sawai, critically acclaimed for her moving turn as the troubled but courageous Lady Mariko, secured her place in the best actress race, as did Asano — a fan favorite as the dishonorable but deeply likable samurai Kashigi Yabushige — in the best supporting actor category.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
Special dishonorable mention among the players goes to the mayor.
—Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
But any dishonorable action should result in revocation, the official said.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Sawai, critically acclaimed for her moving turn as the troubled but courageous Lady Mariko, secured her place in the best actress race, as did Asano — a fan favorite as the dishonorable but deeply likable samurai Kashigi Yabushige — in the best supporting actor category.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
Special dishonorable mention among the players goes to the mayor.
—Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonorable
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But perhaps the better question is, how did a qualified, competent, upstanding candidate like Vice President Kamala Harris lose to such a vile person as Donald Trump?S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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There's been a whole bunch of what-about-ism on social media feeds since a comedian made vile, disgusting and racist comments about Latinos, and Puerto Rico in particular, at a Donald Trump rally.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
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Snell is notorious for running up his pitch count in starts, often exiting by the fifth or sixth inning.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The three death row inmates who aren’t included in Biden’s list on Monday include two notorious mass shooters, as well as the person who killed multiple people at the Boston Marathon, The New York Times reported.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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Our state and local leaders are the last defense against unconstitutional and immoral federal policies.Murad Awawdeh, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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This is perhaps the most immoral aspect of watching members of Congress downplay the impact of melting polar caps or having presidential debates in which the topic of global warming is handled like an afterthought.LZ Granderson, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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That infamous 1911 disaster in Greenwich Village took the lives of 146 garment workers—123 of them women, and many, adolescents, some as young as 14.Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Every Newcastle fan of a certain generation remembers Ruud Gullit’s infamous spell as manager and the mutiny that was caused by him dropping Alan Shearer, the local hero, for a derby defeat against Sunderland, early in the 1999-2000 season.Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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From savory breads and rolls for sandwiches and soup-sopping to decadent sweet loaves and rolls for breakfast or dessert, the easy recipes give you a break while your mixer does the dirty work.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Romans liked to give the appearance of civilized rule by getting local thugs to do their dirty work.N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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There’s also a pretty, shady green space with a fountain that kids love to run through, plus lots of restaurants and food trucks.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
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As the protagonist, players have to help a local sushi restaurant and other townspeople resist the shady developers trying to buy up the local property.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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At its simplest, while tracking cookies are a nasty underpin to the internet, they can be seen and controlled, whether by those website popups or electing to use some form of private browsing that blocks such cookies altogether.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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But the only bacteria raw or pasteurized milk contain are the nasty kind—salmonella, campylobacter and the like, according to the FDA.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Pointing a laser at an airplane is a federal crime, and conviction can result in civil and criminal penalties and up to five years in jail.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The criminal charges in Romania are not the only legal woes facing the Tates.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Dishonorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonorable. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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