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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
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.
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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
This season, the Sox have posted ignominious mark after ignominious mark.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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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
This season, the Sox have posted ignominious mark after ignominious mark.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignominious
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The plea deal would have effectively ended over 20 years of wrangling and closed the book on one of America's most infamous legal chapters.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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By this point, longtime GM Mickey Loomis’ salary cap situation is infamous.Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yes, the internet facilitates stupid vile behaviours.Art de Roché, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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But there's a better chance of government acting against a vile status quo than waiting for colleges and universities to change.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Vancouver’s permissive policies and mild weather have lured thousands of people who are vulnerable to addiction to a city notorious for Canada’s most expensive housing.David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Cuba always seemed an odd member of the notorious club, which included Syria and Iran.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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The net front is the nastiest place on an NHL rink.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The second season trailer, which dropped on Wednesday, sees the title character who is played by Amer, who co-created the series with Ramy Youssef, trying to get back into the U.S. from Mexico after becoming entangled with nasty coyotes at the end of the first season in 2022.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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And Mark, in turn, begins to suspect that something shady is happening at Lumon.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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But fake paramours, fly-by-night contractors, bogus handymen and shady housing professionals are guilty, too.LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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This set also comes with a shoe bag that has two compartments and can double as a laundry bag for dirty clothes during your trip.Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rafael takes the fall for the murder, but only after the real killer — likely a dirty cop — kidnaps his daughter Sunny.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
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The motion said Peterson is a business owner and military veteran who had no criminal history prior to his Jan. 6 case.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Agriculture titan Archer Daniels Midland delays have mushroomed into a transfer-pricing criminal probe.Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 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 20 Jan. 2025.
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