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as in scandal
a cause of shame
saw no reason why "secretary" should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct
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as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the opprobrium that was long attached to the convicted embezzler's name
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Recent Examples of opprobrium
That means there’s far less internal pressure to bring an end to a war that has sparked domestic protests, brought international opprobrium on Israel, and battered its economy.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Extravagant, graphic gore; not to mention public opprobrium and shame.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
Moreover, global catastrophes such as the Ukraine war and Gaza crisis have stoked inflation and public opprobrium respectively.
—Charlie Campbell / Kulim, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The opprobrium that is now starting to stick to supersized pickup trucks has mostly ignored the humble van.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Extravagant, graphic gore; not to mention public opprobrium and shame.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
Moreover, global catastrophes such as the Ukraine war and Gaza crisis have stoked inflation and public opprobrium respectively.
—Charlie Campbell / Kulim, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The opprobrium that is now starting to stick to supersized pickup trucks has mostly ignored the humble van.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrium
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However the constitution grants the president the power to preemptively excuse individuals, the most famous case being Gerald Ford granting President Nixon a pardon for his role in the Watergate scandal.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Both were among 15 officers linked to a racist text message scandal in the Torrance Police Department.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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His first term ended in disgrace, with his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results culminating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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But in 1892, Charles Lummis — Los Angeles’ pioneering historian, ethnographer, and founder of the Southwest Museum — was writing furiously in The Times about the disgrace of Indian schools.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps some shame or embarrassment comes with the changing perceptions of both clubs on a personal level, but Steinbrenner isn’t his dad, who used to think spring training games against the Mets were must-win affairs and would surely be seething right now.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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But there have also been reports that Google will saddle it with an older modem, which would be a shame since the Pixel 9 lineup really made strides in cellular performance this year.Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2024
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The state filed a similar motion to hold Etienne in contempt again in 2023, court records show.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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On November 26, Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain ruled that New York City and the Department of Correction were in contempt on all 18 provisions reached in a settlement of a class-action lawsuit for failing to prevent violence and implement reform on Rikers Island.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pashinyan had led the movement to oust Moscow’s influence in Armenia; he was now saddled with the odium of losing Karabakh on his watch.Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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By making such statements with actual malice to the public and also through social media, each of the defendants knew or should have known that their comments would be widely disseminated, exposing Judge Moore to disgrace, ridicule, odium and contempt resulting in compensatory and punitive damages.Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2022
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“Opprobrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrium. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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