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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
Post No Bill Early in his career — long before his ignominious fall — Bill Cosby was a regular at the Chateau.
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Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Read: Trump’s pardons are sending a crystal-clear message In the days leading up to his ignominious departure, Nixon hatched a very Nixonian plot to exploit Ford’s goodwill and naivete.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Still, Moscow would undoubtedly prefer renegotiated basing rights over an ignominious withdrawal, which would complicate future deployments of its navy in the Mediterranean and supporting its forces in Africa.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
No movie deserves the ignominious burial that Charles Burnett’s 1999 romantic drama originally received.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Read: Trump’s pardons are sending a crystal-clear message In the days leading up to his ignominious departure, Nixon hatched a very Nixonian plot to exploit Ford’s goodwill and naivete.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Still, Moscow would undoubtedly prefer renegotiated basing rights over an ignominious withdrawal, which would complicate future deployments of its navy in the Mediterranean and supporting its forces in Africa.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
No movie deserves the ignominious burial that Charles Burnett’s 1999 romantic drama originally received.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignominious
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The end of the film sees a gravestone, as the infamous assassin is laid to rest next to his wife.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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There are even a few big name drummers set to take the stage — and hopefully skirt the infamous Spinal Tap drummer curse — including Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Oakland Jewish Alliance, a grassroots organization formed in the wake of these vile acts, has reported over 400 incidents of antisemitic graffiti around the Lake Merritt/Lakeshore neighborhoods in a one-year period.—
Mark Cohen,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Kirk is a vile bigot, and standing with him on this issue is profoundly disturbing.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The fair was overseen by Robert Moses, the influential and notorious urban planner whose highway projects displaced hundreds of thousands New Yorkers.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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After analyzing unsolved true crimes leads to massive popularity followed by a controversial downfall, Woo Sang attempts to reclaim his crown by tracking the notorious Hemline Serial Killer in real time — only to discover the killer has been watching his broadcast.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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And then, to top a nasty joke with a nastier one, he was deemed useless for the final twenty years of his life.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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That jab opened up several nasty cuts around Rountree's eye and on the bridge of his nose.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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To his supporters, Trump is taking justifiable action over past shady behavior.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Desperate to make clear his intense dissatisfaction with how Beck’s operation is being run, McCabe — aka Xavier Quinn, a very big (and slightly amnesic) bad from Reacher’s past — had Paulie fetch Beck’s son Richard, who’d already lost an ear to his father’s shady alliances.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Every Look from the 2025 Oscars Red Carpet By Vogue Based on Court of Honor, William P. Wood’s 1991 legal thriller, this Turner Network Television original movie finds Tom Selleck playing a municipal judge who pitches in to help with a government sting operation focused on nailing a dirty judge.—
Nell Beram,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2025
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More likely, a veteran like Hill or Ford or any number of others — guys who have played a lot and know how to get the dirty work done — could fit.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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As part of a whole-of-government approach to combatting the threat, Treasury remains focused on leveraging all our available tools and authorities to better identify and counter these criminal activities.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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After publishing his story, Miller realized that there are many organizations, including the Just Trust in Philadelphia and Concordance in St. Louis, that are working to reform the criminal justice system and help people re-enter society as contributing members.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Until then, there are the Razzies, an ignoble accolade marking the very worst movies and acting performances of the year.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
28 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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