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as in infamous
not respectable
some of his friends considered the low-level job to be an ignominious fate for the laid-off executive
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as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
the prison guards degraded themselves with their inhumane, ignominious treatment of the prisoners
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Recent Examples of ignominious
Two years ago, Altuve led the league in that ignominious category.
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Take Sean Spicer, who followed up his brief and ignominious run as Trump’s press secretary by immediately donning a ruffled neon shirt and dancing the flamenco (poorly) on DWTS’s 28th season.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
Jace is then killed by crossbow fire, an ignominious end to the young, ambitious prince.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
As for her team, the Finals loss was New York’s fifth defeat in five appearances, making the Liberty the holder of two ignominious titles: the franchise with the most Finals appearances without a win and the only original WNBA franchise without a championship.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Take Sean Spicer, who followed up his brief and ignominious run as Trump’s press secretary by immediately donning a ruffled neon shirt and dancing the flamenco (poorly) on DWTS’s 28th season.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
Jace is then killed by crossbow fire, an ignominious end to the young, ambitious prince.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
As for her team, the Finals loss was New York’s fifth defeat in five appearances, making the Liberty the holder of two ignominious titles: the franchise with the most Finals appearances without a win and the only original WNBA franchise without a championship.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignominious
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In 1997, nothing was known about Puffy’s now infamous private behavior.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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On Saturday evening, Chanel once again co-hosted a glamorous evening with Charles Finch at the infamous and lavish Mayfair club 5 Hertford Street.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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This is due to Emilia Pérez lead Karla Sofía Gascón’s highly offensive and frankly vile tweets unearthed from several years back, which first emerged late last week.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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The verdict: Its flavor was nothing short of despicably vile, which made Orly’s nail-biting polish both a gift and a curse along my journey to end my bad habit.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
30 Jan. 2025
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Related article New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay Hilleman was born a year after the notorious 1918 influenza pandemic swept the world, killing 20 million to 100 million people.—
Alexandra M. Lord,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Survivor alum lied about his grandmother dying in a notorious, pivotal moment on the Pearl Islands season of the show in 2003, attempting to drum up sympathy from his fellow players.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Eagles edge rusher Josh Sweat had the splashiest individual stat line with 2.5 sacks, but a crew of nasty defensive tackles wrought devastation versus the run and the pass.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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What follows is a twisted game of house where familiar familial relationships crumble and new ones take root like nasty black weeds.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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More and more people are seeing it as a chill, wellness thing rather than something shady or taboo.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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If your yard is shady, for example, think ahead to find a plant that does not require full sun.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Surrounded by plenty of enemies, political and otherwise, the husband and wife have no choice but to get their hands dirty in order to save their son.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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Evans recommends carving out some time to complete tasks like returning dirty dishes or mugs from elsewhere in the house to the sink.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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Homan provided an update to Fox News on two ongoing probes, including a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which Homan says points to a possible leak within the FBI.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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European and German authorities also announced an operation involving the FBI and other law enforcement partners that had disrupted over 100 servers associated with the criminal network Berezhnoy and Glebov were a part of, the Department of Justice said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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But on this southern front of the Trump empire, Palm Beach County, Donald Trump is flirting with ignoble defeat.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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This is something of an ignoble cap to one of the worst years of Rodgers' illustrious career.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Ignominious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignominious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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